The year has passed WAY too quickly! The highlight of my
year was going to Alaska for a friend’s daughter’s wedding in June. Beautiful
country, but I don’t think I could live there – FAR too desolate for me! Jon
and I took the train from Anchorage to Seward and went on a boat trip and saw
some whales… very cool. Then another day, we flew to Denali National Park and
actually landed on a glacier at the base of Mt. McKinley. VERY cool!!! I can’t
describe how incredibly blue glacier ice is. It was mind-boggling to think that
we were standing on ice that was 3,800 feet deep! Great food, amazing scenery
and a beautiful wedding of two very nice kids – all in all, a great trip!
I resolved last year that I would not do any major projects
this year and I’m proud to say I kept that resolution. All I did this summer
was mowing and weeding – my two favorite summer activities!
My daughter, Michelle, her husband, Eric, and my grandkids,
Addie and Clayton, are all well. Michelle had a work conference in Philadelphia
in October and Eric went with her. Jon and I spent 5 days in De Forest “babysitting”
the grandkids – although I have since been told that it was not babysitting; it
was “intergenerational bonding time.” (This was told to me by co-workers…
Michelle still says we were just ‘watching the kids.’ I’m with Michelle.) The
grandkids are a real treat!
I really haven’t been doing much research into our genealogy
this last year. I have, however, received a few inquiries from distant relatives
through the blog over the past year or so. I heard from a cousin in Scotland a
year ago. I heard from another in Oklahoma and, within the past week, I heard
from a couple in Austria who might be related on the Hanifl side. I’m currently
working on some accounting certifications and I need to complete some required
CPE for my tax license before the end of the year, but, after that, I plan to
get back into research…
So that was pretty much my year in 500 words or fewer. How was your year?
And, as long as we are on the subject of the past year… Were
there any changes in your family? Marriages? Births? Or, heaven forbid, divorces
or deaths?
As you and your families gather together for the holidays, I
would hope the FIRST thing on your minds would be, “What do I need to share
with Paul?” J
OK, I know that’s not going to happen, but, seriously, if anything has changed
in your family, PLEASE let me know.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
As always, keep in touch!
