Wow Janice! You certainly have had your share of winter weather ... prayers go out to you too. June In a message dated 1/22/2010 2:20:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, grannyinred@iw.net writes: I don't want to sound like I am "raining" on your parade, so to speak---BUT---the Old Farmers Almanac is predicting that those of us in Iowa can expect to get 20 more inches of new snow THIS MONTH, and up to 40 inches of new snow NEXT MONTH!! I can hardly contain my excitement--NOT!! We have had a good 3 FEET of snow already just since Christmas. And since Tuesday night we have gotten ICE on top of everything else. It is treacherous outside right now with the ice and the snow. And our small town has already run out of snow removal money in the towns budget!! What a mess our streets are here!! And if that's not bad enough, all over the state there are people without any electricity sitting in their very cold houses---the temps right now range from 30 downwards. I guess there has been so much ice that there are utility poles snapping in half right and left. And it's not just Iowa but South Dakota and Nebraska and Minnesota that are getting hit hard. I suppose some would say "that's what happens when you live in the Midwest". Well, sure it is---but this is getting ridiculous!! At my age (72) I hate to go outside with this kind of weather---have extremely bad bones from osteoporosis, and I am afraid I will break something more--already have had a hip and an elbow, plus many of my back bones fractured. So I am inside where I can stay warm. Hope all of you out West survive your high winds, and hope you DON'T get any snow. I imagine it is harder to deal with the dreaded stuff when you aren't really used to it, right?? Stay warm and safe everyone!! Janice ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't want to sound like I am "raining" on your parade, so to speak---BUT---the Old Farmers Almanac is predicting that those of us in Iowa can expect to get 20 more inches of new snow THIS MONTH, and up to 40 inches of new snow NEXT MONTH!! I can hardly contain my excitement--NOT!! We have had a good 3 FEET of snow already just since Christmas. And since Tuesday night we have gotten ICE on top of everything else. It is treacherous outside right now with the ice and the snow. And our small town has already run out of snow removal money in the towns budget!! What a mess our streets are here!! And if that's not bad enough, all over the state there are people without any electricity sitting in their very cold houses---the temps right now range from 30 downwards. I guess there has been so much ice that there are utility poles snapping in half right and left. And it's not just Iowa but South Dakota and Nebraska and Minnesota that are getting hit hard. I suppose some would say "that's what happens when you live in the Midwest". Well, sure it is---but this is getting ridiculous!! At my age (72) I hate to go outside with this kind of weather---have extremely bad bones from osteoporosis, and I am afraid I will break something more--already have had a hip and an elbow, plus many of my back bones fractured. So I am inside where I can stay warm. Hope all of you out West survive your high winds, and hope you DON'T get any snow. I imagine it is harder to deal with the dreaded stuff when you aren't really used to it, right?? Stay warm and safe everyone!! Janice

Once again we are having severe weather. We have had high winds and rain since about 1 this afternoon, with winds reaching gusts of 75 miles per hour. There is a tornado watch in effect for an area that reaches from Phoenix to Tucson. The tornado hit in California near the Arizona border earlier today, causing 18 wheelers to be overturned and downed power lines. Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona where we vacation every summer has been evacuated because of the possibility of flooding. At this time the tornado watch is for an area that ends about 75 miles from us, but it is possible for the tornado possibility to move our way. They are predicting heavy snowfall down to 7,000 feet tonight and down to 3,000 feet tomorrow night. We are at 4,600 feet, so we may see some of that. Interstate 40 in northern AZ is closed as well as Interstate 17 around the Flagstaff area. The Governor has declared a state of emergency for the entire state.

Those of you who live in Berks County may find this interesting. On Tues, Jan 26, 2010 at the Mifflin Community Library in Shillington (Berks Co) PA, there will be a special free program at 6:30pm, "Growing Your Family Tree".presented by Charleen Stehman of the Berks Genealogical Society. Registration by Monday, Jan 25, 610-777-3911. The library is located at 6 Philadelphia Avenue, Shillington. I was the first to call and reserve my spot, top of the signup sheet for me LOL. I hope to see you there! Due to therelatively recent library expansion and renovation, the library now has a lovely, spacious meeting room downstairs where they host these kinds of programs. Support you libraries! Regards, Karen in Berks

OK. Thanks, Bob. I thought you wanted to know what it meant. My German isn't really good, but I recognize some words. I am not old enough to have listened to Der Wunnernos; and even though father's heritage is PA Dutch from Berks County, and my mother's heritage is German, I never heard either of the languages/dialects spoken. I am just beginning to study it. I think it is a pretty language, but very difficult. One day, perhaps, I will 'get it'. I really miss Herr Reed. He used to take some of our posts and translate them into PA Dutch and German. Thanks, again, for the translation. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gungho3@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:02 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Question Mary: As i said in the original note. NOT SURE of the spelling, BUT If you are old enough to have ever listned to Der Wunnernos on WEEU Reading, back in the 30's, you will remember that is the way he always signed off. Translation: And if I don't see you till next Sunday afternnoon, write sometime. Bob ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember that program. My grandfather always listened to it. June In a message dated 1/20/2010 3:07:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gungho3@aol.com writes: Mary: As i said in the original note. NOT SURE of the spelling, BUT If you are old enough to have ever listned to Der Wunnernos on WEEU Reading, back in the 30's, you will remember that is the way he always signed off. Translation: And if I don't see you till next Sunday afternnoon, write sometime. Bob ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary: As i said in the original note. NOT SURE of the spelling, BUT If you are old enough to have ever listned to Der Wunnernos on WEEU Reading, back in the 30's, you will remember that is the way he always signed off. Translation: And if I don't see you till next Sunday afternnoon, write sometime. Bob

Sallie-do you have these people?  Alan Colquhoun, Barbara Louisa,Gregory Colquhoun, J. Ralston, Pamela,Rose Vere(a), Stuart Colquhooun.   Found the names in some notes.   Becky

My prayers are with you. Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Churchfield Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:44 AM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] Storm Mary, I am a night owl, can't take my last heart medication for the day until 11 PM, so I am usually up until about 11:30. It was after midnight when I went to bed last night as I don't like wind storms either, and I was watching to see if we had any more damage. The new fence isn't completely up yet, and wanted to make sure we didn't lose what we have so far. We, too, have two small generators. One of the former members of our church was a man who bought stuff and sold it at the flee markets around the area. I asked him one day if he had a generator I could buy, and he gave me two of them free. He died last year. He was in his early eighty's, and was still quite active until two months before he died. He was pretty special. We keep candles, flashlights and plenty of batteries on hand. I have several radio's of various types so we will be sure to have news reports even when the power is out. I have two or three kerosene lanterns also, and have plenty of canned food and water on hand at all times. I guess we learned to be prepared for the worst while living in foreign countries. Our power is not the best here, but it is better than we experienced in most other countries we lived in. We also learned to keep water on hand, especially in Taiwan and Okinawa. In Taiwan the local water was not good for drinking or cooking, so we had to carry our water from the site where I worked. In Okinawa we would have water rationing because water was in short supply. We had 30 gallon trash cans lined with safe plastic bags to store water when ours was shut off. It would start with being off every other day during the summer, then would go to being on one day and off two. At least we don't have that here right now. We did not have any damage last night, but am concerned about the storm that is to come in tomorrow. Don in AZ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

WOW! You were either being a night owl, or were up very early. I imagine it was the prior, since I don't like wind storms and I some times do not sleep well when one is occurring. We have learned to batten down the hatches and make sure everything outside is secured (like dog watering dishes, garbage cans, umbrellas). I've had three umbrellas either snapped in half or lifted off the ground, dragging a heavy base and a wrought iron patio table with it. One of those events happened on a bright, clear, sunny day with very little breeze stirring, so we must have had a wind sheer or something. My husband and I stepped out for about 1/2 hour and came home to find the patio umbrella in the electrical service to the house. One of the utility crews came and 'hot-sticked' it to get it down for us. Nope! Don't like high winds. They howl like the banshees. We also lose our power, so we invested in a small generator with enough oomph to run our refrigerator and our sump-pump. Those were our two main concerns. Now that I think about it, we are actually better equipped than I thought we were. We have gas wall heaters in the basement and the first-floor laundry room, so we could actually not have to run the furnace; and we have a portable propane grill and our large outdoor grill to heat water and cook on. I have several oil lanterns scattered throughout the house, and I have candles on hand. I still have an old Pyrex glass percolator that works just fine. We have a crank radio for emergencies; and I also try to keep a water supply on hand, too. My prayers are with you that everything turns out OK and you (and everyone affected) come through it just fine. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Churchfield Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:44 AM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] Another storm Once again we are having a severe wind storm again. I would estimate that we are having gusts of at least 60 miles per hour. No rain yet, but the possibility of about 1 to one and a half inches expected tonight. this storm is supposed to move out of the area tomorrow, but there is a worse one expected Thursday and Friday. Our power has gone off a couple times but has come right back on, so we are hoping it doesn't go out through the night. Don in AZ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary, I am a night owl, can't take my last heart medication for the day until 11 PM, so I am usually up until about 11:30. It was after midnight when I went to bed last night as I don't like wind storms either, and I was watching to see if we had any more damage. The new fence isn't completely up yet, and wanted to make sure we didn't lose what we have so far. We, too, have two small generators. One of the former members of our church was a man who bought stuff and sold it at the flee markets around the area. I asked him one day if he had a generator I could buy, and he gave me two of them free. He died last year. He was in his early eighty's, and was still quite active until two months before he died. He was pretty special. We keep candles, flashlights and plenty of batteries on hand. I have several radio's of various types so we will be sure to have news reports even when the power is out. I have two or three kerosene lanterns also, and have plenty of canned food and water on hand at all times. I guess we learned to be prepared for the worst while living in foreign countries. Our power is not the best here, but it is better than we experienced in most other countries we lived in. We also learned to keep water on hand, especially in Taiwan and Okinawa. In Taiwan the local water was not good for drinking or cooking, so we had to carry our water from the site where I worked. In Okinawa we would have water rationing because water was in short supply. We had 30 gallon trash cans lined with safe plastic bags to store water when ours was shut off. It would start with being off every other day during the summer, then would go to being on one day and off two. At least we don't have that here right now. We did not have any damage last night, but am concerned about the storm that is to come in tomorrow. Don in AZ

Once again we are having a severe wind storm again. I would estimate that we are having gusts of at least 60 miles per hour. No rain yet, but the possibility of about 1 to one and a half inches expected tonight. this storm is supposed to move out of the area tomorrow, but there is a worse one expected Thursday and Friday. Our power has gone off a couple times but has come right back on, so we are hoping it doesn't go out through the night. Don in AZ

This is so true, but helps to see the words & helps to read about it! So true though! And it's the beauty of each stone, I had some in some cemetery that look like big open books & always thought that was so cool! Another was the arrangment of the stones in an area. Another relative just had a huge planter with his name on it, & then when they outlawed the planter, my grandfather had to replace with an inground stone! Thanks again! Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Sayman <marysaerie@stny.rr.com> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:48:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] This Is A Cemetery Pretty profound. Thanks for sharing, Becky. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Becky Sanning Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:54 AM To: PADUTCH-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] This Is A Cemetery   Found this in a book I was using for research.  I think it speaks volumes.     THIS IS A CEMETERY   Lives are commemorated. Deaths are recorded. Families are reunited. Memories are made tangible and Love is undisguised. This is a cemetery.   Communities accord respect. Families bestow reverence. Historians seek information and Our heritage is thereby enriched.   Testimonies of devotion, pride and warmth are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments And to the life-not the death of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for memorials That are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.   A cemetery is a history of people-a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering- Always.   Author Unknown The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pretty profound. Thanks for sharing, Becky. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Becky Sanning Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:54 AM To: PADUTCH-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] This Is A Cemetery   Found this in a book I was using for research.  I think it speaks volumes.     THIS IS A CEMETERY   Lives are commemorated. Deaths are recorded. Families are reunited. Memories are made tangible and Love is undisguised. This is a cemetery.   Communities accord respect. Families bestow reverence. Historians seek information and Our heritage is thereby enriched.   Testimonies of devotion, pride and warmth are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments And to the life-not the death of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for memorials That are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.   A cemetery is a history of people-a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering- Always.   Author Unknown The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

  Found this in a book I was using for research.  I think it speaks volumes.     THIS IS A CEMETERY   Lives are commemorated. Deaths are recorded. Families are reunited. Memories are made tangible and Love is undisguised. This is a cemetery.   Communities accord respect. Families bestow reverence. Historians seek information and Our heritage is thereby enriched.   Testimonies of devotion, pride and warmth are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments And to the life-not the death of a loved one. The cemetery is homeland for memorials That are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.   A cemetery is a history of people-a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering- Always.   Author Unknown The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery

Happy Birthday, Linnea. Many Happy Returns. Hugs, Mary

I think the first few words are Und wenn ich ...... netzen, bis nacht Sonntag ........ .......... And when I ....... wet, until night Sunday, ........ .......... It might be words to a German song. The problem is that without the proper spelling, one could come up with several different things...... or nothing at all. The German language is a difficult one, especially phonetically. Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gungho3@aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:51 AM To: PADUTCH-LIFE@rootsweb.com; pigeonrock@earthlink.net; remlinr@tampabay.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] Question Un von ich Eich net san, bis nachst Sundauk, schript alsamul. Not sure of the spelling, but how many know where this came from. Bob ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Un von ich Eich net san, bis nachst Sundauk, schript alsamul. Not sure of the spelling, but how many know where this came from. Bob

As Elmer Fudd would say, "It's vewwy, vewwy quiet." Must be evewy one is out chasing wascaly wabbits! (Sorry..... just couldn't help myself) We had a beautiful day here in NY by the PA border. It was 50° and very bright and sunny. Our January thaw. My husband and I went to watch his grandson play an indoor soccer game. It was a wonderful day to be out and about. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Churchfield Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 3:59 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: [PD-LIFE] Hello Sure is quiet on here. Don in AZ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Everyone must be trying to thaw out from the cold.   We're up to about 66* and RAIN today. Still feels kinda cool. I did wear a jacket last night  with my t-shirt. Never have given up my shorts!!   tracy --- On Sat, 1/16/10, Don wrote: Sure is quiet on here. Don in AZ