"Shuler Michael" <grinch42@mindspring.com> wrote.... " ....it is his opinion that I am suffering from congestive heart failure due to a substantial number of factors...." Gosh, Mike, that's fairly depressing news! :-( For what it's worth, I have a biological uncle (the youngest of my birthfather's siblings) who was in line for a heart transplant back about the time that I located the family in 1984. They subsequently found the right combination of medications for him while he was waiting for his donor heart and he's still doing well. Of course, he's following Dr's. orders and behaving himself. I'm very flattered that you consider our select little group as family and felt like you could share that very special news with us. I think alot of our members come to feel that way about us. We are all pretty special folks, after all! :-) Sending healing thoughts your way, bud, and looking forward to more inflicted misery from your direction! *big grin* Best, SueB

Jack I don't know how involved you want to get with the diamonds, how much you want to learn, but here some leads. The easiest thing to do is to take them to a jeweler to get an idea of how good their quality is and how likely that they can be faceted. Keep in mind that it's common that 1/3 to 1/2 of the rough stone will be lost in the faceting process. Not all stones are suitable, depending on their internal structure. As for the cost of faceting, I don't know what it costs. There are some people on line who do faceting and it's a hobby for a lot of people. The machines they use in this country have become very sophisticated. I do know that all the wholesalers I know have the faceting done in Sri Lanka and other places in the Orient. The labor cost is lower, and also is far less automated--usually teenaged girls, and their eyesight is pretty well shot by the time they're 20, from all the 'close' work. As for knowing quartz from diamonds, there's a lot of difference. Glass is softer, diamonds weigh more, the crystal form is very different, but the rough crystals may not look like the drawings of perfect crystals. Here's a site where you can learn more: http://www.webmineral.com There's an alphbetical listing. Also: www.mindat.org Same thing. Under "quartz" you'll see a photo of some Arkansas quartz, usually some spectaluar stuff, both clear and smokey, from the Mt. Ida area. Jan g. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "JACK CHILDERS" <jaxone1234@msn.com> Reply-To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BSChat] DIAMONDS Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 22:02:33 -0500 Golly, maybe I should put mother's diamonds in a bank lock box !! Those are the ones she mined in Arkansas. Jack Childers in OKC International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved" Jaxone1234@msn.com ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Jack, Take a hike around the net and look at uncut diamonds. the difference between those and bits of quarts or feldspar or other junk is pretty obvious. If you have one, you need someone to cut it. Cost you the farm, probably, to have it faceted. Good luck! Sharon IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "JACK CHILDERS" <jaxone1234@msn.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 11:02 PM Subject: [BSChat] DIAMONDS > Golly, maybe I should put mother's diamonds in a bank lock box !! Those are the ones she mined in Arkansas. > > Jack Childers in OKC > International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists > http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm > "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved" > Jaxone1234@msn.com > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Jan C. It's like any other kind of mining or panning for gold, whatever. It's true that the only a small percentage of those who hunt will find the big prize. So, if you don't enjoy the hunt, you're bound to be disappointed. <g> It's similar to genealogy--you don't always find what you're looking for, but if you enjoy the detective work, it still pays off, simply being in pursuit of the goal. And you go on in the hope that a great nugget of data will fall in your lap. <g> As for Arkansas, the diamonds are found in a 'kimberlite pipe', the throat of an old volcano. This is the same situation as the diamond field in South Africa. So, you never know what you're going to find. Even in South Africa, most of the diamonds they find are quite small. Jan G. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> Reply-To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:39:56 -0600 Nevertheless...the pickins are slim for most folks. It's a bit like the Lotto. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Workman <workman@dreamscape.com> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry >> It's basically a tourist trap... > >Not exactly a tourist trap. > >"Over 70,000 diamonds have been found at the "Crater" (an eroded volcanic >pipe) including such noted finds as the Uncle Sam (40.23 carats), Star of >Murfreesboro (34.25 carats), Star of Arkansas (15.33 carats), and the >Ama-rillo Starlight (16.37 carats). In June of 1981, the 8.82 carat Star of >Shreveport was added to the growing list of valuable stones picked up at the >Crater. An average of more than 600 diamonds are found each year." > >From: >http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/ar/parks/crater.htm > >Sharon >IBSSG >----- Original Message ----- >From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> >To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:51 PM >Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > > >> There was an article about the Arkansas diamond site in National >Geographic. >> It's basically a tourist trap, but people have fun looking and hoping. >They >> charge $5.00 a day to sift & look & dig...think that was the charge. >Which >> tells me there isn't a lot to be found there. >> >> Jan C. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JACK CHILDERS <jaxone1234@msn.com> >> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry >> >> >> >There is a place in Arkansas where you pay a small fee and pan for >> diamonds. I can't think of the name of the place. But my mother went >there >> once to strike it rich. I have a jar full of the 'diamonds' she found. I >> tell Kade it is her grandmother's diamond strike !! I have no idea if >they >> are worth anything or not, but probably aren't. Knowing mother, if they >> were worth anything she would have cashed them in years ago. >> > >> >Jack Childers in OKC >> > >> >PS, I think the name of the place in Arkansas is Murphysville. >> > >> > >> >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >> >Unsubscribe from the list: >> >>Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=uns u >> bscribe >> > >> >============================== >> >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> go to: >> >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >> >> >> ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribe from the list: >> >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu b >scribe >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Unsubscribe from the list: >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu bscribe > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Mike - Hang-in.... it's one of life's bumps in the road. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: Shuler Michael <grinch42@mindspring.com> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:20 PM Subject: [BSChat] To All My Fellow Black Sheep! > Well, sheepers, I decided to share this with all. I had to go to the >doctor on Thursday, and after his "tentative" diagnosis, I had to have time >to recover before sharing...it is his opinion that I am suffering from >congestive heart failure due to a substantial number of factors. Since >that is still a "death sentence", I told him that I wanted all possible >tests to be done, and would insist on at least two other opinions. > He was pleased to see that I was thinking "out of the box", and agreed to >refer me to a coronary specialist for an echo cardiogram. Now, at this >point in time I will certainly not "throw in the towel", nor even be >condescending to a "death sentence". While I had never expected to live to >be 60, I still figure I have a great deal more misery to inflict on >humanity before I agree to accept my eternity in Hell! > But of all those with whom I currently correspond on-line, those in the BS >site feel more like the family I have never truly been able to relate with. >After all, all of us have at least that much in common...being black sheep! >Over the short period of time that I have been involved, I have come to >realize that many of us have a great deal in common with each other, even >though few of us are actually, documentably, related to each other. > That doesn't matter! You fellow sheep ARE my family. And that fact is >something which I will take to the here-after with me, regardless if it is >to be soon or many years distant. In short, I want to take this >opportunity to thank each and every one of you, lest I find myself not able >to do so in the future. > Now, please don't get maudlin on me...if I have anything to say about it, >I'm going to have at least another century to inflict misery on my fellow >man! > >Mike >IBSSG > > >--- Shuler Michael >--- grinch42@mindspring.com >--- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

> It's basically a tourist trap... Not exactly a tourist trap. "Over 70,000 diamonds have been found at the "Crater" (an eroded volcanic pipe) including such noted finds as the Uncle Sam (40.23 carats), Star of Murfreesboro (34.25 carats), Star of Arkansas (15.33 carats), and the Ama-rillo Starlight (16.37 carats). In June of 1981, the 8.82 carat Star of Shreveport was added to the growing list of valuable stones picked up at the Crater. An average of more than 600 diamonds are found each year." From: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/ar/parks/crater.htm Sharon IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > There was an article about the Arkansas diamond site in National Geographic. > It's basically a tourist trap, but people have fun looking and hoping. They > charge $5.00 a day to sift & look & dig...think that was the charge. Which > tells me there isn't a lot to be found there. > > Jan C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JACK CHILDERS <jaxone1234@msn.com> > To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:41 PM > Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > > > >There is a place in Arkansas where you pay a small fee and pan for > diamonds. I can't think of the name of the place. But my mother went there > once to strike it rich. I have a jar full of the 'diamonds' she found. I > tell Kade it is her grandmother's diamond strike !! I have no idea if they > are worth anything or not, but probably aren't. Knowing mother, if they > were worth anything she would have cashed them in years ago. > > > >Jack Childers in OKC > > > >PS, I think the name of the place in Arkansas is Murphysville. > > > > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > >Unsubscribe from the list: > >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu > bscribe > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi, Mike! Well, I for one am looking forward to more misery which you will inflict. I definitely have not suffered enough yet to make up for past sins, so keep that stuff coming! As I read your note, you haven't yet had your other evaluations? Your diagnosis is still "tentative"? I would like to hear more, and I promise, no maudlin stuff or meaningless platitudes from me. Just my best wishes and caring thoughts coming your way. Sharon IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shuler Michael" <grinch42@mindspring.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:18 PM Subject: [BSChat] To All My Fellow Black Sheep! > Well, sheepers, I decided to share this with all. I had to go to the > doctor on Thursday, and after his "tentative" diagnosis, I had to have time > to recover before sharing...it is his opinion that I am suffering from > congestive heart failure due to a substantial number of factors. Since > that is still a "death sentence", I told him that I wanted all possible > tests to be done, and would insist on at least two other opinions. > He was pleased to see that I was thinking "out of the box", and agreed to > refer me to a coronary specialist for an echo cardiogram. Now, at this > point in time I will certainly not "throw in the towel", nor even be > condescending to a "death sentence". While I had never expected to live to > be 60, I still figure I have a great deal more misery to inflict on > humanity before I agree to accept my eternity in Hell! > But of all those with whom I currently correspond on-line, those in the BS > site feel more like the family I have never truly been able to relate with. > After all, all of us have at least that much in common...being black sheep! > Over the short period of time that I have been involved, I have come to > realize that many of us have a great deal in common with each other, even > though few of us are actually, documentably, related to each other. > That doesn't matter! You fellow sheep ARE my family. And that fact is > something which I will take to the here-after with me, regardless if it is > to be soon or many years distant. In short, I want to take this > opportunity to thank each and every one of you, lest I find myself not able > to do so in the future. > Now, please don't get maudlin on me...if I have anything to say about it, > I'm going to have at least another century to inflict misery on my fellow > man! > > Mike > IBSSG > > > --- Shuler Michael > --- grinch42@mindspring.com > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Golly, maybe I should put mother's diamonds in a bank lock box !! Those are the ones she mined in Arkansas. Jack Childers in OKC International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved" Jaxone1234@msn.com

Nevertheless...the pickins are slim for most folks. It's a bit like the Lotto. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Workman <workman@dreamscape.com> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry >> It's basically a tourist trap... > >Not exactly a tourist trap. > >"Over 70,000 diamonds have been found at the "Crater" (an eroded volcanic >pipe) including such noted finds as the Uncle Sam (40.23 carats), Star of >Murfreesboro (34.25 carats), Star of Arkansas (15.33 carats), and the >Ama-rillo Starlight (16.37 carats). In June of 1981, the 8.82 carat Star of >Shreveport was added to the growing list of valuable stones picked up at the >Crater. An average of more than 600 diamonds are found each year." > >From: >http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/ar/parks/crater.htm > >Sharon >IBSSG >----- Original Message ----- >From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> >To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:51 PM >Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > > >> There was an article about the Arkansas diamond site in National >Geographic. >> It's basically a tourist trap, but people have fun looking and hoping. >They >> charge $5.00 a day to sift & look & dig...think that was the charge. >Which >> tells me there isn't a lot to be found there. >> >> Jan C. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JACK CHILDERS <jaxone1234@msn.com> >> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry >> >> >> >There is a place in Arkansas where you pay a small fee and pan for >> diamonds. I can't think of the name of the place. But my mother went >there >> once to strike it rich. I have a jar full of the 'diamonds' she found. I >> tell Kade it is her grandmother's diamond strike !! I have no idea if >they >> are worth anything or not, but probably aren't. Knowing mother, if they >> were worth anything she would have cashed them in years ago. >> > >> >Jack Childers in OKC >> > >> >PS, I think the name of the place in Arkansas is Murphysville. >> > >> > >> >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >> >Unsubscribe from the list: >> >>Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=uns u >> bscribe >> > >> >============================== >> >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> go to: >> >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >> >> >> ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribe from the list: >> >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu b >scribe >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Unsubscribe from the list: >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu bscribe > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Always something going on in life... A young kid tonight, laid rubber with his truck, and slammed into the fire hydrant near my house. I went running out...he & his three friends were ok, but he looked at me and said: *MY DAD IS GOING TO KILL ME!!* And he threw himself face-down on the grass. <g> I called the cops. One of his friends cell-phoned his Dad. Sure enough...his father came roaring in about 10 minutes later, in his own truck. He was a big, burly Mexican guy with longish hair...the kid's mother was with him (white woman). The father was NOT ONE to mess with...looked like he works construction. He was courteous, and apologetic about what happened. He leaned his elbow on top of the cop's car, patiently waiting for the officer to write the citation for reckless driving and not controlling a vehicle. But he was *staring* at his kid....over the top of the car. Not ONE of the (4) young guys moved an inch the entire time...about two hours. No drugs or alcohol involved, but I'll bet the kid caught hell when he got home! The father was not a happy camper....neither was the mother. Jan C. IBSSG

In a message dated 4/26/2002 6:17:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jaxone1234@msn.com writes: > Yes indeed we did, and not only that, but I went into details about how the > BlackSheep Society had adopted us as their official charity, we had quite a > conversation about IBSSG. > > Of course, you never know what they will have on the air once they get done > editing things. On the appearance today they cut out half of what they > taped and shot. > > Jack Childers in OKC I wasn't worried about plugging IBSSG, but making the website visable so people can look it up and donate. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)

Well, sheepers, I decided to share this with all. I had to go to the doctor on Thursday, and after his "tentative" diagnosis, I had to have time to recover before sharing...it is his opinion that I am suffering from congestive heart failure due to a substantial number of factors. Since that is still a "death sentence", I told him that I wanted all possible tests to be done, and would insist on at least two other opinions. He was pleased to see that I was thinking "out of the box", and agreed to refer me to a coronary specialist for an echo cardiogram. Now, at this point in time I will certainly not "throw in the towel", nor even be condescending to a "death sentence". While I had never expected to live to be 60, I still figure I have a great deal more misery to inflict on humanity before I agree to accept my eternity in Hell! But of all those with whom I currently correspond on-line, those in the BS site feel more like the family I have never truly been able to relate with. After all, all of us have at least that much in common...being black sheep! Over the short period of time that I have been involved, I have come to realize that many of us have a great deal in common with each other, even though few of us are actually, documentably, related to each other. That doesn't matter! You fellow sheep ARE my family. And that fact is something which I will take to the here-after with me, regardless if it is to be soon or many years distant. In short, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you, lest I find myself not able to do so in the future. Now, please don't get maudlin on me...if I have anything to say about it, I'm going to have at least another century to inflict misery on my fellow man! Mike IBSSG --- Shuler Michael --- grinch42@mindspring.com --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.

Did you give them the website for posting on TV? Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)

There was an article about the Arkansas diamond site in National Geographic. It's basically a tourist trap, but people have fun looking and hoping. They charge $5.00 a day to sift & look & dig...think that was the charge. Which tells me there isn't a lot to be found there. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: JACK CHILDERS <jaxone1234@msn.com> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry >There is a place in Arkansas where you pay a small fee and pan for diamonds. I can't think of the name of the place. But my mother went there once to strike it rich. I have a jar full of the 'diamonds' she found. I tell Kade it is her grandmother's diamond strike !! I have no idea if they are worth anything or not, but probably aren't. Knowing mother, if they were worth anything she would have cashed them in years ago. > >Jack Childers in OKC > >PS, I think the name of the place in Arkansas is Murphysville. > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Unsubscribe from the list: >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu bscribe > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Robin - Love my Opals. Not many women wear them, but I think they represent everything beautiful. I'm not big on diamonds...I never wear mine. Jan C. -----Original Message----- From: Robinosborne90@cs.com <Robinosborne90@cs.com> To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 26, 2002 6:18 AM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jewelry >In a message dated 4/26/02 12:03:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >jcurtis@redrock.net writes: >> I guess if I have a favorite ring...it's my Fire Opal. It's about 1 inch >> square, with 7 Opals, and little squares of Gold around the Opals. I have >> a >> 3 carat diamond solitaire, and a 4 carat (Emerald cut) surrounded with chip >> diamonds. >> >Fire Opal is my fav and birth stone as well. Soft stone though I lost my >favorite when it somehow crack. Had it re-cut into earrings though. >I have some beautiful jewels too, but it is funny they don't mean what they >used too, I rarely wear my jewelry now either. >When I was in my twenties and thirties had to wear everything. >But my most fav is pearls. I think they are so lovely and have a lot of >them, >no rings, just stands and bracelets. >My daughter could give a hoot now. Maybe later she will enjoy my jewelry. >Just lost of someone took my diamond earrings. I was careless and took >them out and left them out sitting. >Haven't had that happen in over twenty years. I can't stand it when you >can't trust kids or people coming in your home. >Just moved so that won't be happening again. >Robin >TLC IBSSG > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== >Unsubscribe from the list: >Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsu bscribe > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Yes indeed we did, and not only that, but I went into details about how the BlackSheep Society had adopted us as their official charity, we had quite a conversation about IBSSG. Of course, you never know what they will have on the air once they get done editing things. On the appearance today they cut out half of what they taped and shot. Jack Childers in OKC

Michael, We all have a death sentence. Some dates are just closer than others. My father's stepmother lived 15 years after she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She died while I was pregnant with my daughter...Kristine is named after her middle name. If your time is short I hope you cram all you want to do in that time. Don't leave regrets. If no one else wants it, I'll take your research...just kidding. EdrieAnne IBSSG

"J. Garland" <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> wrote.... >....We're more into hunting mineral specimens, not necessarily for faceting material. It's lots of fun. Gets us out in the wild places, in to nature and away from the city.....< Jan, you definately need to plan a vacation in Arkansas then. There are more minerals found in that state then probably any other in this country, I think. Lots of roadside stands devoted to the sales of them as well. When we visited my cousin southwest of Little Rock a couple of years back I found quartz crystals formations right there in their driveway. Really neat! Best, SueB

David got his award today for volunteering at the Friends Food Pantry and the news media was so impressed with the pantry's efforts that they called and wanted to do a plug for the pantry tonight. So we all trooped down to the pantry and News 9 here in Oklahoma City did a feature on us. It will air on the ten o'clock news tonight. You can see Kade with Cookie Arbuckle giving the interview and me, David and a few other volunteers working in the pantry. Maybe this plea for funds, food and volunteers will help us out. Jack Childers in OKC International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm "I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved" Jaxone1234@msn.com

In a message dated 4/25/02 10:59:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time, zippywebgenie@hotmail.com writes: > Yes. Water balloon fights are much more fun Jan G., I totally agree. The most fun game played at my daughters birthday parties was one where they tossed balloons, filled part with water and part with air, to each other, taking a step back between each toss. They really had fun and parents were told in advance the children would be getting wet. Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member Bo-Peep Award Ogden, Utah, USA "God sent his Singers upon the Earth, With songs of Gladness and Mirth. That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them to Heaven again." --Longfellow