Question

When is the Family Reunion? I know we discussed possible weeks (I think we all agreed in Aug?)... but did we actually decide when this was going to be? I would like to know to be sure to mark it on our calendar, and make sure we get off that Fri or something that will work. I am pretty excited for it! :D Love ya'll

So you want to help with family history?

If you care not for family history, ignore this post (and possibly repent).

Since moving to Idaho Falls, I have gotten the itch to take some names to the temple.

Unfortunately, I have taken on a MASSIVE project with our family history that consumes me almost entirely. I have to finish it before I try to research more names. In the end, it will make it SO MUCH easier to research.

I have began what I call "THE ULTIMATE RESEARCH LOG" (ominous, huh?). I am logging EVERY single piece of information from every single resource I have collected over the years into one giant Excel sheet. This will make the information incredibly more concise and it will be easier to transfer from person to person and generation to generation.

Unfortunately . . . it takes forever. It is incredibly tedious. I have been working for months and I just got to the last name "Bench."

So, here is my proposition. If anyone would like to be more involved in researching family history, you can help me! I was thinking that I could e-mail whoever wants an excel sheet and one document. The person would then analyze the document, record the pertinent information, and return it to me.

If you are interested, I would be happy to explain more fully over the telephone what I mean. Let me know!

Our local credit union thinks we're all math illiterate

The local credit union is running a commercial right now, offering a car loan with a "tasty low rate" AND 1% cash back when you get your loan. That sounds exciting, until you do the math and realize that if you buy a car at $10,000...then your "cash back" is a whopping $100. Enough to fill up the gas tank 1.5 times. I am not sure why I am supposed to be excited about that.

It's Snowing...

again...big puffy flakes, blizzarding sideways. It's the kind of storm we get in October that makes us want to drink hot chocolate and listen to the Carpenters. Except today is April 18th. And I want to be planting flowers, and Brant has baseball practice. Sigh

Not Fair

You know what is not fair?

When I click here and for thirty minutes I am perfectly enjoying Frank Sinatra.

Then, I open this and I hear Michael Buble (after the first song).

Now how am I possibly supposed to choose between the two? Rude.

Voicing one's oppinion

Apparently Avery has some strong objections to the chore chart.  I don't think she wanted to do the dishes.

A new chore chart

This is what my kids have to look forward to when they get home from school now days.