January Update

It's been the usual post Holiday madness.  I've been trying to catch up with everyone I reach out to, and stay connected to, but really only call during the holidays.  There's been dinners, and after work drinks, and I even hosted (hostessed?) a professional organization education dinner for 40.  There's not been much time for blogging, and I've missed it (and your comments/messages)!  The sad thing is my Aunt P passed away.  She was very old, and we spoke frequently.  About 2 weeks before she died, she told me she was ready to go, and didn't like how her body was failing her.  She had just had to leave her home, due to her fraility, falls, etc, and go into a nursing home.  She was terribly unhappy about it, but didn't think she would survive a move to the North to me.  She couldn't deal with switching doctors, moving, or even just the long flight and the changes.  She knew she was welcome, but she was smarter than me.  She knew there wasn't time left for such a change.  I will truely miss her.  It's been a week, and I still ahven't heard from her children about the 'arrangements'.  She had always said she would be cremated, and have her ashes placed back here, up North.  I just haven't heard if there will be a service or not.  If anyone reading is a prayful person, please say one for Aunt P, and may she rest in peace.  She had a long and mostly happy life, and I am richer for having loved her.

One of the more interesting presents I got for this Christmas is an updated copy of Family Tree Maker.  I had a long interest in my family history, back in the 90's.  I worked off and on for a few years and compiled a history of about 300 relatives.  Like so much else in life, I got too busy to keep going, and it got shelved.  The computer crashed, and a lot of data was lost.  (I had, thankfully, uploaded quite a bit of it to the World Fmaily Tree project, soooo....)  When a favorite niece, K. asked for some info a little bit back, it rekindled my interest.  I asked for a copy of the program, re-loaded the saved info, and am working on re-creating the data I once had.  This may keep me busy during the long, cold winter.  (Blush)  I haven't forgotten my intention to date more, well, OK, to date even some WOULD be more.  I just never got finished with those online dating questions....  there go on and on.  I really will finish one of these days....  but if anyone has an extra 45-55 year old, in the NorthEast, please send them my way!  Thanks!  MC