Dear Sandra, What a beautiful story! It's always amazing what you can learn if you ask -- and from the most unexpected sources! Hope that "something" turns out to be SOMETHING! Cousin Cathy in Wichita >From: "Sandra Ellis" <sjellis@mindspring.com> >Reply-To: TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TNDICKSO] Lenora >Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:03:00 -0500 > >Still here---and getting excited about school starting! Brittany goes back >full time tomorrow and Heather goes on Thursdays until the 30th when she >will start full time. Both girls are anxious to start school (Bet they >aren't any more excited than I am!) > >Here's the latest "genealogy". My Granddaddy Walker's family moved from >Stewart Co. to Montgomery Co. when he was a small child. Every time >Granddaddy came to my house, he always talked about growing up here and it >being his old stomping grounds. Well, right before dark (the sun had >already set), my Dad was here and we were talking. I mentioned Granddaddy. >Daddy told me to get in the truck and he would show me something. We went >down the road a ways and he showed me a spot that Granddaddy told him was >where he (Granddaddy) grew up! > >Now, my parents divorced when I was a baby---but this was my Mother's Dad >who showed my Dad where he had lived! Granddaddy and my Dad were always >good friends and used to do things together. I was amazed that my Dad knew >where Granddaddy grew up and never told me-----and believe me, I asked!!! > >To top it off, as we passed the place Granddaddy used to live, I had Daddy >turn around---I thought I spotted something. Sure enough, "something" is >still there! It's awfully grown up but you can bet when the weather turns >colder, I'll be taking a hike through those woods. > >Sandy Ellis > >And---to whoever is having a fit to unsubscribe, try putting the word >"request" in the address-- TNDICKSO-L-request@rootsweb.com should do it! > > >==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm >To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp