Joe Made Me Do It!
My cousin Joe reminds me that I haven't posted for ages! Thanks for the little nudge, Joe... I think this photo says it all about why I haven't been on here: Yes, there's a jumbled up pullover on the left, with only the sleeves left to be knitted. In the center are two books written by another cousin, Jeff Maulhardt, about my family's roots in Oxnard, California. In front you see a stack of file folders, organized by my family's various surnames, and some notes...plus the obligatory cup of coffee to keep me going. Yes, thanks to Mary , I've been bitten by the Ancestry.com genealogy bug! So engrossing, entertaining, fascinating and obsessive. Just what I need, one more obsession...no smart cracks, OK?! Meanwhile, out the window, winter is leaving us and spring is trying hard to arrive. This morning is still very chilly, but here's how things looked a couple of days ago: Cloudy was ready to start his around-the-hard prowl, under the Manchurian P