) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. Happy Mother's Day! TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer or Baur lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bauer or Baur ancestors or any of the 81+ variant spellings we research that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. Our home is Bower Community, located at <http://bowercommunity.com>. There, we currently have two sites: The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our primary homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://bowercommunity.com/homestead>. Smaller is our sister site, the Bower Cottage, which houses most of our projects including an online GEDCOM fed by quite a few cousins from our research groups. Find the Cottage is at <http://bowercommunity.com/cottage>. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! .--.---. ( \'--'/ ) Ladies, ( '..-...' ) Please go to <http://all-yours.com> to '.'-._.'.' pick up my Mother's Day card to you. <'-.,.-> The ID number is 864045979418. `\( _ < \ / \ I hope each of you have the most __ \\|_/ wonderful and memorable Mother's Day ever. / \ \\ '--'.\ > \\ To read a history of Mother's Day awarded a 1998 Times Pick by the Los Angeles Times please go to <http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/holidays/97/mom/history.html>. Since the addy is so long, you may have to copy and paste it into your browser, but the article is worth the trouble. It's really quite interesting! Family ... it's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with each of you. I wish you all a week filled with health, productivity, fun, and above all ... filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'