Sometimes Heavenly Father must send angels to make up for my lack of togetherness, as in "having it all together". Yesterday I had a plan to get some of my own work done during the last half of my lunch hour and the time another certifier had taken my spot so that I could get to mission conference on time. I have been feeling a bit guilty as I have neglected in recent months to make a written record [aka research log] of the searches I have made. So I picked up one of the notebooks I had used a few months ago to record family numbers I needed to check out in the Eppingen book. When I left the Library I realized I had not brought the notebook along, but I was not concerned about it, as I figured I would stop by today, or just wait until next week.
Imagine my surprise this morning while I was doing my stair-climbing when I saw, leaning against the building, a notebook. Curious, I checked it out--and it was mine! I am grateful for whichever angel made up for my irresponsibility.
This turned into an Elijah moment or day when I actually looked at the first part of the book. This was not about my Eppingen family, but my Merlau, Hessen-Darmstadt family--and I realized I still had work to do on that line, since I had not made very good notes, and I had not taken any photos to attach to my FamilyTree memories, so I needed to redo my research. As it turned out, I now have improved my skills in reading the German records enough so that I realized there were more children that needed to be found in that family! Ancestry was also a help, as they had indexes of some records that FamilySearch has only on microfilm. Using the tools from both sites, I found 3 more children to add. I do not know if the children lived long--I will check out the death records later--but I was surprised that they had been overlooked in the compilation that the minister had sent to my grandfather back in the early 1960s. Anyway, it was a really rewarding couple of hours. I am so glad I had the time to do it, as this is my P day.
My other main objective today was to get new tires for Cricket. I went to the place that my daughter prefers, as there is free tire-rotation, etc., for the life of the tires, and she will be the one to do most of the driving in that car once I get back home. At first the counter person said they would have to order the tires I wanted--but then they found they had a set of four that had been ordered a while back but never picked up. So instead of having to go back on Monday, I got them today! Also, the person said it would take almost two hours, but instead it was just a tad over one hour. I indulged in a Polish dog and root beer at another place close by while I waited--the root beer was definitely my downfall, as I enjoyed two big cups of that!
I enjoyed a good talk with my Sweetheart this morning, and then talked with both my youngest daughter and my oldest daughter. I learned that my grandson who has been working on a farm in Virginia for the last couple of months is planning to go to Hawaii to learn more about farming--what fun! I applaud him for this ambition, and hope he learns much! We actually come from long lines of farmers--and back to basics and roots is a very good thing in my opinion.
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