At the beginning of the week, my intent was to work like a horse on my genealogy database. I had huge plans for all those "free" hours in my schedule. Then life got in the way.
On Monday, I spent my couple free hours having an opinion on something. It wasn't my intent to write anything that day, but it needed to be said.
Tuesday was my usual client site visit, so no personal genealogy that day.
On Wednesday, my son asked me to take him to see some trains. It seems he met another railfan online and wanted to meet him in person. This sounds sketchy I know, but it was a nice meet up. They're the same age and both use the same equipment. This is how railfans roll:
Thursday was obviously Turkey day. It was also football day. I'm a Texans fan, so if you saw the game you know why I had to take the rest of the day to recover. No genealogy for me.
The rest of the week and weekend I just enjoyed having my family home. I was also unapologetically lazy.
My intent last week had been to hang out with the dead. However, life got in the way and reminded me how important it is to hang out with the living. So I did.
It's good to realize it's important to make history as well as research it. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteExactly, Becky. Thanks!
DeleteSounds like a perfect week. The dead will wait until you're ready to find them.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I came to realize this week.
DeleteThat's so neat that your son follows the trains . I remember sitting at railroad crossings with my my Gramps in Northern Ohio for hours so my little brother could see the trains . It's actually a fascinating hobby !
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've learned a lot from him. He can tell what type of engine is coming by the horn. Crazy!
DeleteYour dead people will wait for you :-) Pleased that you had a nice holiday weekend! Jo
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo!
DeleteActually, You did do some genealogy! You made lasting memories with your family to record under story's that after your gone will be passed on.
ReplyDeleteThat's the way I look at it.
DeleteYou are on a roll writing great posts. You'll get to your genealogy in good time. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne!
DeleteThose ancestors aren't going anywhere and if you wait long enough the records might show up online! :)
ReplyDeleteHa! Never thought of it that way. I like how you think.
DeleteThose ancestors aren't going anywhere and if you wait long enough the records might show up online! :)
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the creepy thing... My mom said the exact same thing when I told her I was going to Jamboree for the first time and that Gini Webb was driving me. Of course, it turned out wonderful and it justgoes to show that sometimes its ok to take a risk like that (especially in a geek circle like genealogy or trains! Yay geeks!)
ReplyDeleteI totally understand where your mom was coming from. I was very "on guard" but once we got there, the son and his father were so nice. It was a good risk.
DeleteTexans are having a great year. Pats may be the only tough team they have left on the schedule. Personally hoping they make short work of pretty boy.
ReplyDeleteOn the genealogy front. Look at the bright side. Sometimes taking a solid break from it can lead to better analysis and new discoveries when you return.
And taking time out so your son can go watch trains, um, no contest.
Texans are due to lose one. It might be the Pats.
DeleteOne the personal research front, I'm not doing fun things right now. I'm adding facts and sources to my database. It's a lot of tedious work and no fun discoveries. However, it does feel good to have sources and citations for every little detail in my database.
Try two trees, over 1K individuals each. Originally on Ancestry, now in RootsMagic. Rewriting ALL citations to EE.
DeleteYup, I'll be at this awhile. But you are right, it feels so much better when I get the corrected citations in place.
I know this is much later than you posted it. Life got in the way of my blog reading. And that's okay too. So, hopefully you have spent the following days since this post hanging out with both the living and the dead. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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