I do. My Dad is 88, 89 next month. Every day I have with him is serendipity, grace notes. He doesn't think he needs care, until he does, then he gets despondent, sometimes cranky and critical. It can be a challenge, but the rewards are greater. So where do you turn for support for YOU, for...

I spent almost 5 years stationed in England while in the Army and was unable to come home on leave for Christmas the first 2 years. I finally had enough seniority to get a month's leave and was able to come home two of the last three years I was overseas. That last year, I was stationed in...

I think we all have a common goal in scrapbooking and that is chronicling our families' daily lives, yes? I love doing that. But have you ever thought about what happens with all our scrapbooks, albums and Digital files when we're all long gone? Hopefully, someone picks them up and discovers...

Hello, ladies! I must first apologize for dropping off the face of the earth. Life has kicked me to the curb for a bit but I THINK I'm back. My question for you is: Do we want to continue with this forum? I love the idea of a forum for genealogy/family history, but I think it need an...

I was looking in the shop the other day for a kit for Kwanzaa but didn't find one. I can make do with some others and adapt them, but ... I find Kwanzaa includes a candelabra that looks like a menorah but isn't, among other things, but nothing unique, so I wondered what y'all celebrate and...

I just popped over to see what was happening there. Delightful! Beautiful highlights for Color Play and the article on Art Journaling is amazing. I saw Buddy the Elf there, too! Make sure you drop in, it really IS worth the time! Many thanks to the Blog Team - you ladies really rocked it!

Winners are .......................... Winner 1 - $10 to Xuxper Designs - crlin Winner 2 - $5 to Natali Design - webfrau Winner 3 - $5 to Lorie Davison - ViVre Coupons have been sent out, have fun! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Day 2 of our...

I will be back with my system - need to take some screen shots - but am curious. How DO YOU organize?

Having missed August altogether while still adjusting to my father's ways, his likes and dislikes, I will NOT miss September. Share your LOs - or those of others you discover in the galleries - with us!

Hi, ladies! I'm a bit discouraged because I can't come up with ideas for posts. So let me ask - what would you like to see here? Scrapbook genealogy classes that teach genealogy from the ground up? What special topics? History? Geography? I would really love to have your input. We did...

I have been working on my Cole family the last couple of nights and they are sending me around the bend. Dennis cole had 26 children wit his two wives - 7 with Zilpha Nowell and 19 with my Great-grandmother, Lucinda Nipper. The first 13 children were born in North Carolina, about 50 miles from...

Hello, all! I think I'm about done with this stage of our move to North Carolina. At least I am here with some of my things. My son and his new wife will be here sometime in the not too distant future with the rest of my things. This move made me think about all my ancestors who moved from...

Good morning on this beautiful, albeit chilly - 45F - May Day morning! May has a lot of things going on. We begin the slide to summer. May Day, Mother's Day in the US, National Mother Goose Day - the list here at nationaltoday is huge! I have a couple of sweet LOs to put up in the next couple...

Hello, hello! Don't you just love it when you make a discovery and find yourself exclaiming "YES!" or happy dancing around the room? I do. When I finally found the Parish Register entry in Billinghay, Lincolnshire for my 4X great grandparents in 1804 I celebrated hard. It noted John Winter...

The Tornado just left Calloway County. If your sirens go off, take it seriously, please. This is an actual sighting not Doppler indicated.

Ha! I managed to get here on time this month! With Easter fast approaching, it made me wonder about what other springtime traditions we cherish. There are a lot of people who don't celebrate Easter as a religious holiday but as a cultural one. Some don't celebrate Easter at all. Many people...

I'm telling on myself here but when I was stationed in England 1976-1980 I fell in love with a quirky little show called Doctor Who (imagine that says she tongue in cheek). Tom Baker was the doctor then with his long scarf and his big hat. The show is so much fun and it was a blog to introduce...

On my way home from work yesterday, the sky was beginning to clear after a rally rainy, gloomy week. As the clouds broke up, the sun shown down on the road home from the university and nearly took my breath away. When the redbuds are almost ready to bloom, they turn this misty, feathery shade...

Well, I'm late - again! March is such a month of change. If I can just get some energy back, I'll be able to enjoy a little gardening - and more scrapbooking! In the meantime, here's a page I did about my great grand uncle William Henry Winter, Jr. and his wife Luella Ebersole. I'm pretty...

Apologies for being late with this. I've been recovering from surgery and my tiny little mind just ran away and played dead! February being the month most associated with love, it seems appropriate to tell our ancestors' love stories. I've seen some beautiful wedding and courtship stories...