sohns

By morningsinger on Nov 25, 2011 at 2:37 PM

Thanks a lot for helping me with collectibles while I was moving :)

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By frogprof on Nov 22, 2011 at 3:22 PM

Well, she's in the throes of dementia/early Alzheimer's and apparently doesn't even know her own family most of the time these days. And having dealt with dying parents who went through mild dementia at The End, and dealing now with PervUnc and DrunkAunt who BOTH have [alcohol-induced?] dementia, I have to retreat from it at some point. I'm a total chicken. I LOVE the video!! So clever but it also gets the point across! Let me know how things go in Toronto -- fingers, toes, and eyes are crossed for you!

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By beckysdad on Nov 22, 2011 at 7:47 AM

Boy, did I come out well on that collectible swap. I'm not a fan of tofurkey and I love turkey sammies! I know you're feeling the loss of someone important to you and I don't want to toss out some trite message but I really do hope you're feeling better and that over the holiday you'll be able to reflect more on the good times you shared and less on the pain of the loss. Hang in there.

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By frogprof on Nov 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM

Oh, sohns, I'm so sorry for your loss. My own mentor is in hospice now and I'm feeling horrible that I hadn't spoken to her [for various reasons, none of them good -- mostly pure laziness on my part] in more than 2 years. She's had an amazing life, and is almost 85 now, but it's never easy to lose someone who's had such an impact on your life. Hope all goes well in Toronto [if you want it to!] and I don't envy you the move, but at least it's not a move within Texas in AUGUST, which always seems to be my MO!

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By frogprof on Nov 17, 2011 at 7:13 AM

Thanks for the Serious Cat [a what?!] -- you completed my set! Howzitgoin?

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By jcmccauley on Nov 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM

Hi dar and thank you very muchly fur the collectable!!! :)

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By maryquitecontrary on Nov 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Thx cheezpal 4 popsicle. hope u r habin a gr8 Caturday!

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By beckysdad on Nov 11, 2011 at 5:57 AM

I am so sorry to hear that. Cancer does indeed rob the world of many great people all too soon. LOLcats can only offer so much comfort. Better to pull your new love and your two cats close in a time like this. I'm here if you want to chat but completely understand the time away. Hang in there. Dave

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By maryquitecontrary on Nov 10, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Thx cheezfriend 4 popsicle!

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By beckysdad on Nov 7, 2011 at 12:30 PM

It is a fun project and will ultimately be very meaningful for all of us. Dad has many stories from his childhood growing up on a sheep ranch in the depression. We're combining ancestry with those stories and photos we have to make a DVD. We have done a bunch of research through Ancestry.com. On one side of the family it's very much an immigrant story with everyone coming from Germany and Holland around 1850-70. The other side of the family can be traced back to Massachusetts with a birth there as early as 1643. It's tougher to do research with the family once we get back to Germany. In any case, I've recorded Dad talking about our ancestry and his stories from childhood and matched it up with photos in a slideshow and will have a soundtrack running that goes with what he's talking about. It's about 25 minutes long now and I expect it will be 35 or so when we're all done. We'll have DVDs for everyone in the family as Christmas presents. It's been a lot of work but it's been great to spend the time with my folks doing this. Once we're done with Dad's side we'll work on Mom's and then organize all the photos of our childhoods. It's been a big task just to scan all the photos and have a digital record. Adding captions to identify everyone is pretty laborious but very valuable. Tell me more about your work. It sounds interesting.

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By beckysdad on Nov 7, 2011 at 7:51 AM

My weekend was good as well. I made big progress on a family history video project I've been working on with my folks for months. They'll be down for dinner today and we'll see how much more we can accomplish.

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By beckysdad on Nov 6, 2011 at 7:14 AM

Whew...and there's the milk squared...time for us to do it all over again next week, eh? I hope you're having a great weekend.

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By maryquitecontrary on Nov 5, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Thx cheezfriend 4 OMG Beaker. Wi-fi's been down so I'm very far behind.

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By azrael_xf on Nov 5, 2011 at 1:50 AM

Ur welcome :)

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By beckysdad on Nov 4, 2011 at 8:34 AM

You're very welcome. We'll get all your sets completed yet. Happy Friday!

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By beckysdad on Nov 3, 2011 at 9:05 AM

There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to how they award them. Hopefully I can help you finish yours off in the next few days.

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By beckysdad on Nov 3, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Thanks for the Chemistry Cat...it completed my set!

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By beckysdad on Nov 2, 2011 at 12:06 PM

I wouldn't consider it selfish to say that at all. I think the idea of business trips and the reality of business trips are often two different things. I'm retired now but I did have a little travel back in the day. I'd have a couple trips a year that would last up to a week. It was a nice change of pace but I never sleep well away from home so if I could have written the script, all of those big meeting would have been within driving distance so I could return to my own bed each night.

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By azrael_xf on Nov 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM

You're welcome and I'm sorry about the wait for the Survival Matches, I totally forgot you've asked me for them. :)

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By beckysdad on Nov 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM

Thanks for the Captain Troll collectible. I hope your conference went well. Do you enjoy traveling for business or do you consider it a pain?

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