Jackie, Nobody wants to do the work in my family, but they all love the stories and want copies of everything. Do I have a good heart or what? Never mind. Someone will put me in my place. Norma

> Would you believe it? My mother-in-law has a set of genealogy her sister's > did on her side of the family. Isham I believe is the name. They came from > Luxembourg. My brother-in-law has had a copy for years. When I asked (two > or more times), she replies, "I need a binder:" I told her I would buy the > binder. Heaven help me. She's a good sole but I'm beginning to think she > doesn't want me to have a copy. > > Norma Don't just tell her you'll buy the binder---actually go and do it and take it over there and say, "I didn't want to put you to the trouble, so I got the binder." (p.s. she's a fish?) heh heh Pat

> Dear Norma. > You may be right about the jealously. If I am working on his family he is > right there but he acts resentful if I am working on mine. > I feel he has sisters and brothers who don't work and also have computers and > could do it just as well. Actually they have more time than I do. > I just recently received his Mom's birth cert. I had asked his family that > have it about it for the past several years and they were going to get to it > but never did. One sister is coming this weekend and I told her I have it and > she says the info is wrong! Nothing major but I have it to prove it to her. > Feels good! Jackie I have learned to take people's remembrances with a skeptical ear. For example, my mother-in-law was certain that her grandfather's second wife (her father's mother) had the last named Dewberry or Blackberry or some such. It turned out that after going down that trail in my research, I found out the woman's maiden name was Huckabay! Then, she claimed that someone else's last name was Roach and it turned out to actually be Robinett. You're right if you think I don't ask her any more names! Help like that, I surely do not need. And, like you, I had to 'prove' my research to her. Pat

> Pat must be sleeping! <grin> Mary > > > > In a message dated 2/6/02 5:40:44 PM, [email protected] writes: > > > > << Physco or psychic? Please tell me it's the latter! LOL Mary >> > > > > Mary: > > > > Hee, hee. I was going to let that pass since I'm psychic and just knew > what > > Vicki meant! Well, that is my story and I'm stickin' to it! > > > > Sandi Pat's been in OK again. I hope you people played nice while I was gone--no running with scissors or anything. > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > > TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE from any RootsWeb-hosted mailing list, send an > e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject > and the body of the message to > > [name of list][email protected] (for mail mode) or to > > [name of list][email protected] (for digest mode). > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted material without permission of the author. Read RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy at > <http://www,rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html> > > ============================== > 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 >

That's the one, Black Jack gum. Never heard of it. Vicki

> Sandi, > Of course, I'm physco. > > Vicki > Please explain. I've been out of town and they don't have any physcos in OK. Pat

> That isn't silly at all! I sure learned to appreciate my ancestors for all > they went through in the old days. I have so many stories on them and when > reading I'm in awe over how soft we've become. Just thinking about living in > hot and humid weather and the women wearing those long dresses, hand washing > clothes, cooking from scratch, and some having to make all the clothes all in > the family wore, beside having to tote a gun at all times. WOW! > > Sandi I think they may have been making the shoes, as well. I know from reading about Indian history that the women would sit around the campfire and chew on the leather to soften it so that they could make moccasins.... Pat

> >> > Don't have cats they are allergic to them. But he wasn't going to say > anything he picked up the plants but not the dirt. My son told me about it > when he got home. My husband was hoping I wouldn't notice! LOL Jackie He left the dirt and thought you wouldn't notice? What kind of medication is this man on, anyway? Pat

> << Been promising Sears cousins info for months, but can't find until I get > it > straightened up. >> > > I don't know anyone who has a nice neat and orderly genealogy space. I try > and get things cleaned up and then when I'm looking for something for someone > I don't even realize I'm making another mess! I'm just happy I found what I > was after! LOL > > Sandi I need to show this correspondence to my husband. He thinks I'm the only one with the 'messy genealogy space' problem. Pat

> > << > > There is another way not to 'be constantly corrected'....... >> > > Taking you off the list? LOL > > =^..^= Here I am, just back from OK, and already you're picking on me. I found a couple of Maupin names, too. Hmmm. Should I share??? Pat

In a message dated 2/8/02 6:06:42 AM, [email protected] writes: << The one about black something. >> Black Jack gum? Maybe it wasn't sold in your area. We had it and I liked it. Sandi

The one about black something. Vicki

In a message dated 2/7/02 5:40:16 PM, [email protected] writes: << You may be right about the jealously. If I am working on his family he is right there but he acts resentful if I am working on mine. >> Girls: My husband could care less about family history. His brother, though, is working on it and is really involved. Dick (brother) told me he was just going to dabble in the history after he retired. Well, his dabbling has caused him to make two trips, one to Akron, Ohio and another to Maine AND he volunteers at the local mormon family history center (Carrollton, TX) once a week. I just knew he'd get hooked but he doesn't have much of a sense of humor so I'm not able to tease him about it all! Sandi

Well, you are not alone, so am I! :) Jackie

Dear Norma. You may be right about the jealously. If I am working on his family he is right there but he acts resentful if I am working on mine. I feel he has sisters and brothers who don't work and also have computers and could do it just as well. Actually they have more time than I do. I just recently received his Mom's birth cert. I had asked his family that have it about it for the past several years and they were going to get to it but never did. One sister is coming this weekend and I told her I have it and she says the info is wrong! Nothing major but I have it to prove it to her. Feels good! Jackie

In a message dated 2/7/02 5:30:31 PM, [email protected] writes: << Funny funny that was meant for me I bet! :) Jackie >> I thought it was dedicated to me! Sandi

In a message dated 2/7/02 3:35:19 PM, [email protected] writes: << I remembered all but one so I am in the dirt club also. >> Vicki: Which one didn't you remember? Sandi - DC

Funny funny that was meant for me I bet! :) Jackie

I remembered all but one so I am in the dirt club also. Vicki

In a message dated 2/7/02 2:06:08 PM, [email protected] writes: << Boy am I old. >> Norma: Old as dirt, also? Ain't it fun! Sandi