You know how I adore and miss my Dad, Kenneth Adams.... This adjustment is very difficult..some days are better than others. Many of you are now or have gone through this... I know we all will sooner or later. I wish it wasnt so, but it is. It was a terrible year for changes...shocking realities ~~.... Dad was diagnosed with a terribly cruel cancer and my loss of him near Christmas has taken its toll on me... ~~ .two moves during this critical time....... ..the loss of our Toby...selling our personal property ( including all the things he and I had saved to use with our dream log home)......the death of my dear Uncle JO in March (we were living with him and Aunt Jean). Mom, Dad and I were very close... dearest friends..life companions... Now to be alone is hard.... some days I flounder... most of the time I am ok.... It all has just been too much. So, I am taking a sabbatical. I have bought an RV and am going to do some extended traveling. Some of it with Aunt Jean (as she loves to travel and is bereaved too) and some of it alone.... So for a time I am going to 'ramble'....visit some of you... and just relax... reinvent normal, home and myself. Most of you have known me since I created these lists and our Dickson Web site . Is it 4 or 5 years now..?.I have lost count....<g> With the help of you Digger Volunteers, the Dickson web site has grown and become a powerful resource for Dickson research information. It is loaded with quality information that is dependable. Give Mollie all of the support you have given me and the lists and the website will continue to flourish! Mollie has been a wonderful assistant and she loves Dickson County as much as I do. She is knowledgeable and dependable. But most importantly, because she and I share the same vision for the lists, and web page... I have asked her to assume my position of owner of the lists and accept the position of County Coordinator to our TnDickson web site. I am sure she will bring new life to the lists and start adding new material to the web site... Her wit and energy will be a great asset to all of you! . I expect that with Mollie's direction you Volunteers will come out of the woodwork again to provide her with information and to transcribe data for her to upload. You Diggers know how I love to work the list, do lookups and have our marathons... I just don't have it in me right now... and Mollie does. She will do a wonderful job and I will be lurking when I can. But she is the authority. She is the person to turn to when assistance is needed and she is the lady to send your web information to to be uploaded. Mollie is the new lists owner and County Coordinator for TnDickson GenWeb page. Mollie, Thank you. I know the lists and the web site will just get better and better! Thanks for your affection and friendships! 'I ain't gone...just takin' a break!"<VBG> Chief Digger, Cher

Cher, We know the past 1-1/2 years have been rough for you and understand your need to "change scenes". (I hope you have that map marked so you will always know you have a friend nearby no matter where your travels take you!) Take care, have fun, and we will keep the light on for you! Mollie, Congratulations! We know you will continue to do good things for the Dickson list and web site. You have done a wonderful job taking care of things for Cher during her difficult times--and your own trying times. Since Cher always had little names for people, may I suggest your first "official" act as listowner might be to give Cher the "official" title of List Mama since she "conceived" the list! Of course, you will have to retire the "meanlittleassistant", too! Good luck---both of you!! Sandy Ellis

Hey Everybody, I knew this day was coming but didn't think it would be this soon... I want everyone to know that I love Cher, and consider her to be part of my family.. She needs this time for herself , and I am more than willing to be there for her.. Amd I want to reassure everyone that things are not going to change, Dickson is still " everybodies" web page and list , we still need any and all volunteers that are willing to help.. I hope to still have the look ups, I work so it may not be as many as Cher was able to have but I will give it my best..... Cher was right about my love for Dickson County, both my parents were born there and they are both buried there, Dickson County is where most of my family is buried and that is where the most of my family history is. So I think if we continue to work together we can keep the Dickson Web page a page that " Our Cher " will be proud of.. Mollie And I will always be Cher's MLA.. Can't Help it ..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Adams" <ace1125@infi.net> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 7:30 AM Subject: [TNDICKSO] Listowner Message, please read > > You know how I adore and miss my Dad, Kenneth Adams.... This adjustment is > very difficult..some days are better than others. Many of you are now or > have gone through this... I know we all will sooner or later. I wish it > wasnt so, but it is. It was a terrible year for changes...shocking > realities ~~.... Dad was diagnosed with a terribly cruel cancer and my loss > of him near Christmas has taken its toll on me... ~~ .two moves during this > critical time....... ..the loss of our Toby...selling our personal property > ( including all the things he and I had saved to use with our dream log > home)......the death of my dear Uncle JO in March (we were living with him > and Aunt Jean). Mom, Dad and I were very close... dearest friends..life > companions... Now to be alone is hard.... some days I flounder... most of > the time I am ok.... It all has just been too much. So, I am taking a > sabbatical. I have bought an RV and am going to do some extended > traveling. Some of it with Aunt Jean (as she loves to travel and is bereaved > too) and some of it alone.... > So for a time I am going to 'ramble'....visit some of you... and just > relax... reinvent normal, home and myself. > > Most of you have known me since I created these lists and our Dickson Web > site . Is it 4 or 5 years now..?.I have lost count....<g> > With the help of you Digger Volunteers, the Dickson web site has grown and > become a powerful resource for Dickson research information. It is loaded > with quality information that is dependable. Give Mollie all of the support > you have given me and the lists and the website will continue to flourish! > Mollie has been a wonderful assistant and she loves Dickson County as much > as I do. She is knowledgeable and dependable. But most importantly, > because she and I share the same vision for the lists, and web page... I > have asked her to assume my position of owner of the lists and accept the > position of County Coordinator to our TnDickson web site. I am sure she > will bring new life to the lists and start adding new material to the web > site... Her wit and energy will be a great asset to all of you! . I expect > that with Mollie's direction you Volunteers will come out of the woodwork > again to provide her with information and to transcribe data for her to > upload. > > You Diggers know how I love to work the list, do lookups and have our > marathons... I just don't have it in me right now... and Mollie does. She > will do a wonderful job and I will be lurking when I can. But she is the > authority. She is the person to turn to when assistance is needed and she is > the lady to send your web information to to be uploaded. Mollie is the new > lists owner and County Coordinator for TnDickson GenWeb page. > > Mollie, Thank you. I know the lists and the web site will just get better > and better! > > > Thanks for your affection and friendships! > 'I ain't gone...just takin' a break!"<VBG> > Chief Digger, > Cher > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > I am my own double first cousin! Now that is scary!~ > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >