Jean in Newcastle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Just being felpful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'm back from the Reagan Presidential Library. It was a long long day. I drove part of the way. Almost rear-ended a semi-truck in the way home, I'm glad my friend's Tahoe has good brakes. I hate driving in LA traffic. The library was awesome. I just had chills and tears. The Titanic exhibit was there, too. Very fascinating. I didn't know that they used searching for the Titanic as a cover for looking for some downed nuclear submarines. And then they actually ended up finding the Titanic. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 JJM has all the solutions. That's for sure!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On Dad's side, primarily German and Irish. On Mom's side, English, Irish, Scottish, French, Polish, German, and maybe some other stuff. One of Mom's ancestors was a French Revolutionary War orphan. Yep. I'm 1/2 Norwegian (mom's side), 1/4 Swedish (paternal grandfather), and 1/4 Finnish (paternal grandmother). Dh is 1/2 Norwegian (mom's side) and 1/2 German (dad's side). Pretty straightforward. I'm Scots - Irish. Among other things. My kids say that they are Filipino Scottish. I'm American. With some Polish, French, and English thrown in. I think. My genealogy is pretty extensively documented, and I did 23andme testing this summer which confirmed what we pretty much knew.I'm an alien from the planet Zorgon! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'm an alien from the planet Zorgon! That explains a lot. ;) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'm English and Swedish on my mother's side. On my dad's side, it's messy. There's name changes, hidden relatives, rumors, and census irregularities on several branches when we try to backtrack very far. I'm convinced someone was a fugitive horse thief, escaped slave or Native American passing as white, or of some other background that was deliberately hidden. I'd like my dad to have a DNA test. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Do you know your heritage? Yes. I've always wished for a bit of Irish or Cherokee or something exotic. Alas, I am bland. :D I've got a splash of south German Jewish. And, that's as exotic as it gets. The rest is Dutch, and my genealogy is pretty extensively documented for most branches. I can never remember if my splash of exotic was my great-great-grandfather or my great-great-great-grandfather, so, I usually say 98% Dutch, 2% south German Jewish (I do know that it's my mom's dad's dad's etc - easy, because of her last name came from there). Of course, all that assumes that the genealogy is true as written, and from the studies I've read about, that would be quite unlikely (not that I have any reason to doubt my immediate ancestors... but statistically, odds are that at least some of the written genealogy is not true). That holds true for everyone, of course, so you can just imagine/pretend that you have a splash of mystery exotic in you that didn't make it into the official genealogy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good Thursday Morning! COFFEE! Genealogy - not sure, but at least some Scotch-Irish, some English, a wee bit of French. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good morning! I slept! I slept! No coughing! Tomorrow isn't Sunday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Just being felpful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :wub: Coffee! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Yay, Susan! The plumber is coming tomorrow so I am trying to clean up my kitchen. My countertops collect all of the things. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Happy Sunday! Everyone get dressed! I've always wished for a bit of Irish or Cherokee or something exotic. Alas, I am bland. :DNative American is cool because we recognize each other. I'll get on a bus and sit across from a total stranger and he'll be like "Dude!" and I'll be like "Dude!" and we'll fist bump. The hard core racists see us, too. They're not as excited. I'm English and Swedish on my mother's side. On my dad's side, it's messy. There's name changes, hidden relatives, rumors, and census irregularities on several branches when we try to backtrack very far. I'm convinced someone was a fugitive horse thief, escaped slave or Native American passing as white, or of some other background that was deliberately hidden. I'd like my dad to have a DNA test. Yep, yep, yep. I'd like a DNA test because of my mother's side. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I thought this said he was 'spaying' your truck. Were you afraid it would have a litter of truck babies? I can see how having all those trucks underfoot could be problematic. P.S. I'm sleepy and have puppies on the brain. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk Oooohhh, they would be so CUTE! Little baby Bunny trucks! My pick-up's name is Bunny because DD16 thought the swoops on the hood looked like bunny ears and the logo on the grill looked like a nose. She named it before we had even agreed to buy it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good morning! I slept! I slept! No coughing! :wub: Coffee! Hooray!!!! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Yay, Susan! The plumber is coming tomorrow so I am trying to clean up my kitchen. My countertops collect all of the things. Mine do so, too. I don't think flat, horizontal surfaces survive empty long here. Not even the stairs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Happy Sunday! Everyone get dressed! . :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 :glare: Go get dressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Go get dressed. We are dressed here. I'm dressed to shoes. DD13 is getting dressed to socks because her sneakers (we will be Zumbaing later this morning) squeak annoyingly as she walks. DD16 is dawdling and resisting putting stuff on her feet. I told them class time starts at 8 AM today, then reminded them each of a housework task they each have yet to complete. "Consider housework to be another form of homework." Points for massiveness of the eye-rolls! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Go get dressed. You don't think I should go to the ortho and Aldi and doctor in my pj's? Humph. Don't cramp my anti-style, man! :D 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good Morning! I am mostly English with splashes of French, Irish, and Creek. And probably German, but I haven't proven that yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Whoa, I just found this: http://www.rosettastone.com/endangered/projects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 We know one side of my family pretty well, the other is less clear. So far I'm French, English, Dutch and possibly Choctaw. Love to get all of that tracked down someday. My children got Czech and Cherokee added to the mix. I'm up. Caffeine. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Friday Eve!!ðŸ‘👠Rained a tad bit in the wee hours of the morning!!ðŸâ˜”ï¸ Car goes to the shop!🚠5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Ignore this post. 😉 Edited October 2, 2020 by Carolina Wren 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Ok, fine. I'm not really an alien from the planet Zorgon. I am 100% German. The Mennonite were clannish and didn't marry outside their religion. Edited September 21, 2017 by KrissiK 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Ok, fine. I'm not really an alien from the planet Zorgon. I am 100% German. The Mennonite were clannish and didn't marry outside their religion. Are you sure it's German? My step-grandfather was 100% Swiss Mennonite. If you give me a family name I could see if we're (sort of) related! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I don't really know what I am. I know there is some Irish and some Czech, but how much and from where I'm not exactly sure. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My French ancestors spoke German. They were Huguenots living in the northeast of France. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My French ancestors spoke German. They were Huguenots living in the northeast of France. I have some French Huguenot ancestors as well. Maybe we are related. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My pillow looked like there was a small animal massacre. Ds10 had a pretty good nosebleed during the night. Eek. Poor thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I have records going back to the Old Country on both sides. If I can find them. There was a genealogical booth at our small town festival the other day. I spent some time talking to them but I think this will be a project for when I am an empty nester. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Native American is cool because we recognize each other. I'll get on a bus and sit across from a total stranger and he'll be like "Dude!" and I'll be like "Dude!" and we'll fist bump. The hard core racists see us, too. They're not as excited. I'm not seeing it (in your avatar). How do you tell? I had a classmate in college once who found out she was 1/8 native (I don't remember which tribe), and you could sort of see it, but I don't really remember how. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I have records going back to the Old Country on both sides. If I can find them. There was a genealogical booth at our small town festival the other day. I spent some time talking to them but I think this will be a project for when I am an empty nester. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Matt's uncle went to Germany to meet the family and learn stories. His grandfather was a 1st generation American so the relatives were close. It was a poor area and most didn't speak English so he'd knock on doors, point and say "Fist Last?" and when he found the right person he'd point to himself and say his name and they'd get all excited. The stories were cool. Someday he's going to Africa to do the same, but they speak English. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My mom's family is from an fairly small island, and sometimes she'd get asked by random strangers if she was a [lastname], just because of the way she looked. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'm not seeing it (in your avatar). How do you tell? I had a classmate in college once who found out she was 1/8 native (I don't remember which tribe), and you could sort of see it, but I don't really remember how. The eyes. Deep set eyes over high cheek bones, prominent eyebrows and a flat forehead. There's more including a slender nose with a bump, asymmetrical hairline and a certain mouth shape, but those features around the eyes create a particular look that's easy to spot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The eyes. Deep set eyes over high cheek bones, prominent eyebrows and a flat forehead. There's more including a slender nose with a bump, asymmetrical hairline and a certain mouth shape, but those features around the eyes create a particular look that's easy to spot. Ok. I guess a photo is not all that great for showing 3D features. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'm English and Swedish on my mother's side. On my dad's side, it's messy. There's name changes, hidden relatives, rumors, and census irregularities on several branches when we try to backtrack very far. I'm convinced someone was a fugitive horse thief, escaped slave or Native American passing as white, or of some other background that was deliberately hidden. I'd like my dad to have a DNA test.That is Awesome!!! Oh, and you got a Booya/h! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 My pillow looked like there was a small animal massacre. Ds10 had a pretty good nosebleed during the night. :grouphug: :grouphug: for both of you. That had to mess with sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I went to a Christian high school that was owned by the Mennonite Brethren Churches in our area. There is a huge influx of MBs in the general vicinity, especially my town. Our sophomore year we had to do a Family Tree assignment and back then (not so much now because the %age of Mennonite kids at the high school is much much lower) many of my classmates found out they were third or fourth or fifth cousins. It was a joke that kids couldn't date until after their sophomore year so they could find it if they were related or not. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Ok. I guess a photo is not all that great for showing 3D features. According to the google we have an extra fold in our eyelid which makes up the major distinguishing feature. I just always found it so interesting that people that are as white as can be, or as black as can be can continue to carry the characteristics so far down the family line. I've met people who could pass as my sister if not for the fact that they were obviously of native american descent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I have some French Huguenot ancestors as well. Maybe we are related. :) My dad liked to tease his 100% German heritage mother about coming from "disputed territory". Some of her ancestors came from the Alsace/Lorraine region. :laugh: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 We got all our morning stuff done IN THE MORNING!!!!!!!! :hurray: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I just downloaded a Cherokee syllabary deck. :leaving: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 You don't think I should go to the ortho and Aldi and doctor in my pj's? Humph. Don't cramp my anti-style, man! :D I think you should!!! Make a statement. Be yourself!! Don't let anyone tell you how you should live!! Sing it Frank...🎤."I did it my way!!"🎶🎶 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 We got all our morning stuff done IN THE MORNING!!!!!!!! :hurray: We have done none of the stuff. But, it is still morning!! There's time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) School today consists of Teach Your Monster to Read and Prodigy. There have been zero complaints and absolutely no push back. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk ETA: This afternoon I might throw in some Magic School Bus for science. Edited September 21, 2017 by lanalouwho 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 We did some class time, then Zumba. Now DD16 is showering, DD13 is getting lunch, and I need to go deal with laundry (master bedding). After lunch and showers we will have more class time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) I think you should!!! Make a statement. Be yourself!! Don't let anyone tell you how you should live!! Sing it Frank...🎤."I did it my way!!"🎶🎶 I think this is evidence of a trace of Zorgon longing to be free...:D I haz the Pantz and other necessities of proper social dress, including shoes. I've dropped dd14 off at tutorial, stopped by the ortho for Freds and Daves, shopped at Sprouts (found the ClearLung! And 99 cent blackberries!), shopped at Aldi, got groceries put away, and fixed and ate lunch. Now I must banish the goat before storytime. Then we leave to pick up dd14 from tutorial, zip straight to the Big City Lung Doctor, home, dinner, then orchestra rehearsal. Having gotten a decent night's sleep has really made life seem more full of hope. :D I'm glad we got dd11 in with the doctor. She says she has a hard time breathing if she walks or stands up for too long. Still just a very low fever. Edited September 21, 2017 by Susan in TN 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) I found my Fitbit charger. This is momentous news.It's a Momentous Booyah!!!! Edited September 21, 2017 by Jean in Newcastle 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Because of everyone's busy schedule I work hard to see my good friends quarterly. Today I drive into the Big City to see my Japanese friend. It will be really nice to see her face to face. We text or talk on the phone on occasion but seeing friends face to face is better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I am back from doing the art thing with my boys. The boys painted pumpkins. I had a mess-up on my pumpkin picture, went to gesso it, and found out that my gesso had gone bad. :ack2: So I bought more gesso and carried on. I also began my sketch for a portrait I'm doing of the old cat. So far I'm really, really pleased with it. Drawing class begins the first week of October. That means I get to revamp the schedule for at least 6 weeks to include more art. :001_smile: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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