It is Sunday August 30, 2009 and there is only one more day left in August. Where has the year gone? I have done very little constructive this month - other than running errands, going out to lunch with friends several times and sitting at my computer keeping in touch with family and friends. I have even managed to dream up a couple of projects to do, but I am not quite sure how I am going to accomplish them - I want to start journalizing (I don't think that is a word, but will use it anyway) the past of my family, starting with my parents and moving forward. I haven't decided if I want to start another blog or do something on my family.com I am going to have to think about this some more.
I have been laying awake every morning this week with family memories and family trees running through my head faster than what my fingers would be able to keep up. I have to find a way to slow the brain down so that I can do their story justice. My mind racing has kept me from sleeping. Hopefully I will be able to slow things down if I start writing.
There is also another website called TogetherWeServed that is devoted to individuals who served in the military - past and present. I have already started a page on this site for my husband, he was in the Navy and served during the Vietnam War. Maybe this is the place to put my dad's military history. Will have to think on that one as well. Whatever I decide I will let the family know so that they can keep track of my progress etc. I have a few questions that I want to ask my one remaining uncle - maybe my brother will be able to help me with that........
Time to move on - it is noon and I have been sitting at this machine for a couple of hours already, catching up with the news, old schoolmates and family. Besides my stomach is reminding me big time that it is time to eat. Have a good week (or whatever) and take care of your world and the world around you....................
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Another Weekend Comes and Goes
Spent Saturday watching the weather thru my window - had all sorts of things to watch out for - rain, spectacular lightening shows and tornadoes (which did not come our way thankfully). The lightening meant that it was a noisy day as well. We survived tho - thought that we would wash away a couple of times it rained so hard, but we survived that as well.
Spent Sunday on a shopping spree - the whole gang went to Hanover and Gettysburg, PA to hit the Shoe Store (only place where Terry can find shoes and new school shoes for Eddie) and The Outlets (school clothes for Eddie and some odds and ends for the rest of us). We had a nice meal at a place called Damons. I had a soup and salad combo - the soup (Tomato Florentine) out of this world and because it was on the menu as Endless Soup and Salad I took advantage and had two bowls of soup. It can be an expensive day if you arn't careful, but the ride is nice - just long enough to keep you interested, but not bored.
School starts tomorrow - hip hip hooray. It is not going to be a fun day for Eddie. First day in 6th grade in a brand new school and he has no idea who his teachers are, where his room is or what his schedule is going to be. He knows that his bus stop is just up the road, but as to when the bus comes ??????? His mom let orientation day come and go - such is life in the fast lane in this household. I do not envy the boy at all. Good thing that he is a fast learner and can think "on his feet" if he wants to. He is going to have a hard time adjusting as well - his schedule for the past few weeks has been up till all hours of the night playing games on the computer and sleeping all day. It is almost noon and he just got up and he is grumpy as all get out. I think that I will close my bedroom door and cover up my head in the a.m. - it is not going to be a pretty sight. So much for the immediate future in our household.
Well, I have a project to do on the computer. I have to attempt to locate some info for Terry, so I will get to it so that I can then eat and move on to other things. Take care everyone.....
Spent Sunday on a shopping spree - the whole gang went to Hanover and Gettysburg, PA to hit the Shoe Store (only place where Terry can find shoes and new school shoes for Eddie) and The Outlets (school clothes for Eddie and some odds and ends for the rest of us). We had a nice meal at a place called Damons. I had a soup and salad combo - the soup (Tomato Florentine) out of this world and because it was on the menu as Endless Soup and Salad I took advantage and had two bowls of soup. It can be an expensive day if you arn't careful, but the ride is nice - just long enough to keep you interested, but not bored.
School starts tomorrow - hip hip hooray. It is not going to be a fun day for Eddie. First day in 6th grade in a brand new school and he has no idea who his teachers are, where his room is or what his schedule is going to be. He knows that his bus stop is just up the road, but as to when the bus comes ??????? His mom let orientation day come and go - such is life in the fast lane in this household. I do not envy the boy at all. Good thing that he is a fast learner and can think "on his feet" if he wants to. He is going to have a hard time adjusting as well - his schedule for the past few weeks has been up till all hours of the night playing games on the computer and sleeping all day. It is almost noon and he just got up and he is grumpy as all get out. I think that I will close my bedroom door and cover up my head in the a.m. - it is not going to be a pretty sight. So much for the immediate future in our household.
Well, I have a project to do on the computer. I have to attempt to locate some info for Terry, so I will get to it so that I can then eat and move on to other things. Take care everyone.....
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
New Picture/Pennsylvania Trip
Decided that it was time to update the picture in my profile. I have my pic taken with my friend at her retirement party the end of July. So I cropped it and here I am - not the best in the west (or should I say east) but it will do for now. One day I will have someone take an actual close up pic of me that I will then use.
This past weekend (8/15-16/09) we drove up to the Pittsburgh area for a family reunion for the Hudak side of the family. It turned out that except for one person it was all "second and third generation" people there. All of the aunts and uncles have passed on. The one uncle left was married to one of the sisters (there were 13 siblings in all). I expected that there were going to be a lot more people there because with so many aunts and uncles there were lots of kids, but this was not the case. I knew Paul's cousins Butch, Gladys, Joyce and Theresa and that was it. We stayed for a few hours and then drove home. The trip home was much quicker than the trip there because Terry fell in with a fast crowd and took full advantage of the situation. I took some nice pictures, but have not downloaded them to my computer yet. When I do I will post the pics.
This was kind of a mini-vacation for Terry and I. It was fun and we both needed to get away from good ole Baltimore - - even if it was only a few hours.
This past weekend (8/15-16/09) we drove up to the Pittsburgh area for a family reunion for the Hudak side of the family. It turned out that except for one person it was all "second and third generation" people there. All of the aunts and uncles have passed on. The one uncle left was married to one of the sisters (there were 13 siblings in all). I expected that there were going to be a lot more people there because with so many aunts and uncles there were lots of kids, but this was not the case. I knew Paul's cousins Butch, Gladys, Joyce and Theresa and that was it. We stayed for a few hours and then drove home. The trip home was much quicker than the trip there because Terry fell in with a fast crowd and took full advantage of the situation. I took some nice pictures, but have not downloaded them to my computer yet. When I do I will post the pics.
This was kind of a mini-vacation for Terry and I. It was fun and we both needed to get away from good ole Baltimore - - even if it was only a few hours.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Another Week
It is the beginning of another week. Time flies when you are having fun and I had some of that last week. Went out to lunch with some friends and had a really nice time. Friday night I went to a retirement party for a friend from work. It was supposed to be a wedding reception, but that fell through. The hall was paid for etc. so the gal decided to use it to celebrate her retirement. It was the nicest party that I had been too in a very long time. There was quite a turnout - about half were from work and the rest were her family and non-work friends. The food was good (a sit down dinner) - stuffed chicken breast, mashed taters w/gravy and collard greens (my very first time ever eating them - not bad, but not one of my favorite things in the food world). I can now at least say that I have tried them.
Will be spending this week getting ready to travel to the Hudak family reunion in Pittsburgh next weeken (8/16/09). Only know a few of Paul's relatives so decided that it was time that we saw them again. It has been a long time since I have seen any of them. Terry is going with me - hopefully it will be a good time. I will let you know. The cousins that live in Florida are always asking me to come down - hopefully this will appease them for awhile. Driving to Florida is a major trip - three days at least for me alone. I just may do it one time though, with a stop in Savannah, GA on my way back home. I want to eat at Lady and Sons - the restaurant owned by Paula Deen from the Food Network.
Time to go, have things to do today....take care everyone.....
Will be spending this week getting ready to travel to the Hudak family reunion in Pittsburgh next weeken (8/16/09). Only know a few of Paul's relatives so decided that it was time that we saw them again. It has been a long time since I have seen any of them. Terry is going with me - hopefully it will be a good time. I will let you know. The cousins that live in Florida are always asking me to come down - hopefully this will appease them for awhile. Driving to Florida is a major trip - three days at least for me alone. I just may do it one time though, with a stop in Savannah, GA on my way back home. I want to eat at Lady and Sons - the restaurant owned by Paula Deen from the Food Network.
Time to go, have things to do today....take care everyone.....
Monday, August 3, 2009
Zypher Winds
A week ago yesterday we had a huge storm go through our area. It brought along a zypher wind (straight line winds with tornado strengths), which can be very devastating. Personally we got off a lot easier than many of our neighbors. For awhile I did think that I was going to end up in Kansas - made my house shake a little bit. The trees in my back yard have fewer branches in them. One tree is in need of some tender loving care from a tree expert. If mother nature continues to trim it her way there will be very little of it left. The other trees in my yard did okay, but they are fifty plus years old, very tall and one is getting sick. We are going to have to address this problem soon.
A Zypher wind is quick and destructive. Trees went down all over the area - there were even a couple of deaths due to a tree falling on a car - sadly they were kids. We lost our electricity (tree down on the lines and a transformer up the road "blowing"). We were lucky though repairs were quick and it came back on at five a.m. the next morning. A hugh cheer from the rest of the house - meant the air conditioner came back on - me, i did not miss it all that much. I just opened the window and turned up my ceiling fan. Some people did not get their electricity back for 4 to 5 days because of all the cleanup work that had to be done before the electric lines etc. could be replaced.
We have to count our blessinigs though because of all the storms that have gone through Maryland this summer this is the first that has caused any significant damage in our area. Today is sunny, hot and humid -- typical Maryland weather for this time of the year.
For the most part the storm is a mere memory - fewer trees in the area, but we have survived and I am counting my blessings.
A Zypher wind is quick and destructive. Trees went down all over the area - there were even a couple of deaths due to a tree falling on a car - sadly they were kids. We lost our electricity (tree down on the lines and a transformer up the road "blowing"). We were lucky though repairs were quick and it came back on at five a.m. the next morning. A hugh cheer from the rest of the house - meant the air conditioner came back on - me, i did not miss it all that much. I just opened the window and turned up my ceiling fan. Some people did not get their electricity back for 4 to 5 days because of all the cleanup work that had to be done before the electric lines etc. could be replaced.
We have to count our blessinigs though because of all the storms that have gone through Maryland this summer this is the first that has caused any significant damage in our area. Today is sunny, hot and humid -- typical Maryland weather for this time of the year.
For the most part the storm is a mere memory - fewer trees in the area, but we have survived and I am counting my blessings.
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