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  • #521
While I have wifi for a minute, I wanted to send my deepest love and appreciation to all of my out for your kind thoughts, prayers, JINGLES, love, compassion and some I may have missed. I truly have the most special group of wonderful friends on the face of the planet, right here. I don't have much energy and can't breathe, so forgive my lack of long windedness.
Still haven't figured out WTH has caused this pulmonary disaster, but getting great care. I haven't slept in days. Light at end of tunnel so maybe discharge sometime next week. Love to you and yours and please know how much each of you mean to me. I am a better person because my world has you in it. Xoxo

It was so wonderful to see you had a post today, Zuri! I do hope you get home soon.... next week will do. But I sure hope they find out what caused this to happen to you. Maybe you are highly allergic to cleaning, my dear? Don't you dare get home and start that again right away. Take care, luv. We miss you and want you completely well! (((Hugs)))

Good morning all! :wave:

Am in a RUSH here to get out the door and start my drive down to Southern California! :happydance:

But wanted to answer your question here. I won't be able to post any more, as I'm going to get ready after this post! :D You all will just have to wait for Sunday night to see how my Mamma celebrated her 25th birthday! :)



Latvia and Lithuania are of Indo-European language, where Estonia is more with Finland as Uralic language. My older brother traveled thru India and remarked that a LOT of words in Indian were the same as Latvian. You'll have to wait until I get to the end of my story to find out my ethnic background! LOL!! I did a search after my mother died; hooked up with a lady from Latvia on a Latvian web site that did geneology searches there! I got a LOT!!! Amazing what I found!

Anyway... off on my trip!!!!! Take care everyone!! A BIG :hug: to ALL who need it!!

:seeya:

Have a safe trip, Niner!
 
  • #522
1984 - Cyndi Lauper She Bop's to a #1 hit.

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  • #523
If I remembered correctly, Nore telling us about this being her and her husbands "song". When did you get married Nore? What year and your age?



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  • #524
Good morning all! :wave:

Am in a RUSH here to get out the door and start my drive down to Southern California! :happydance:

But wanted to answer your question here. I won't be able to post any more, as I'm going to get ready after this post! :D You all will just have to wait for Sunday night to see how my Mamma celebrated her 25th birthday! :)



Latvia and Lithuania are of Indo-European language, where Estonia is more with Finland as Uralic language. My older brother traveled thru India and remarked that a LOT of words in Indian were the same as Latvian. You'll have to wait until I get to the end of my story to find out my ethnic background! LOL!! I did a search after my mother died; hooked up with a lady from Latvia on a Latvian web site that did geneology searches there! I got a LOT!!! Amazing what I found!

Anyway... off on my trip!!!!! Take care everyone!! A BIG :hug: to ALL who need it!!

:seeya:



I hope she takes lots and lots of photos of interesting places to share on our trip. Isn't wonderful that we have side trips along the way, and when we get back share with our fellow passengers?


coffee went on a trip and told about sitting on the grass with two puppies, and I remember puppy breath. A sweet smell that you'll never forget. Like the back of a babies neck after a bath and a bottle, and falling asleep on your shoulder while being burped.
 
  • #525
Indo - European as in India? The Romani's (Gypsies) came from the northwest regions of India. Thye suffered

The Romani people, also referred to depending on the sub-group as Roma, Sinti or Sindhi, Kale, or Romani , are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, who live primarily in Europe. They originated in northwest regions of the Indian subcontinent[1][2][3] and left sometime between the 6th and 11th century to work in Middle Eastern courts of their own volition, or as slaves. A small number of nomadic groups were cut off from their return to the subcontinent by conflicts and moved west,[1] eventually settling in Europe, Turkey and North Africa via Iran. Wikipedia

I'll stop there until I get back from lunch with dh. There is much more and very sad, but interesting. How can man treat a fellow human being with so much hate.

I'm at the point where I can give my DNA on both sides of my family and where they cam from in Europe.

I'm interested in hearing where your family is from. Were there any surprises?
 
  • #526
I'm interested in hearing where your family is from. Were there any surprises?

I haven't done it yet. I know I have German (my great grand father was a mean sob), and Swiss on my father's side, and came to America in the 1700's and settled in Pennsylvania, then moved toward the midwest through Nebraska into Kiowa county in south west Oklahoma where he grew up with Apache and Comanche Indians. And my father's mother's side came here about the same time, but from Ireland and again more German. My family's last name is very German and has several spellings and pronunciation.


On my mother side goes back to Robert the Bruce, and on the maternal side I've tracked them coming from England then migrating from the Carolina's into Tennessee (which I found out in a trip to the National Archives, found them and discovered that several were buried in the cemetery in the town we were staying) though Arkansas and into Bristow in the Creek County the late 1800's and settled in Wewoka. My mother grew up with Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole Indians. Bristow is on Route 66.


Also I always wondered where Grandma Cora came from and I found her, and that she and her parents lived in Hopkins County Texas until the late 1800's when they moved to Wewoka OK. That is two counties away from where I've lived for over fifty years. And, I found that there are a few that might still be alive.

Where does your family come from?
 
  • #527
Ok.............there's a man missing in Arizona, last seen in Tusayan, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, on September 3rd........and there has only been 2 news articles about him coming out of Arizona. And that's been just in the last few days and one is incorrect.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...outs-September-3-2015&p=12068186#post12068186

:gaah:

Catchew started a thread yesterday........Nick has been missing 15 days now.
Being just a few hours south of Tusayan, I have heard absolutely NOTHING about this case until Catchew posted it.
Nick has been dealing with depression.........this is all just not good. His family just headed back to Illinois a day ago after flying in to the area to search for him.

:gaah: :gaah:
I tweeted Kinsey Schoefield (she "follows" me, probably because I have baby emus on my Twitter page :floorlaugh:) and maybe she'll get something started down in Phoenix, but this is just ridiculous. I gave the link for the thread to the FB page for Nick, maybe his family can find some more options on Websleuths to get the search really moving.
 
  • #528
Since we're way back in the 40's.

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  • #529
I haven't done it yet. I know I have German (my great grand father was a mean sob), and Swiss on my father's side, and came to America in the 1700's and settled in Pennsylvania, then moved toward the midwest through Nebraska into Kiowa county in south west Oklahoma where he grew up with Apache and Comanche Indians. And my father's mother's side came here about the same time, but from Ireland and again more German. My family's last name is very German and has several spellings and pronunciation.


On my mother side goes back to Robert the Bruce, and on the maternal side I've tracked them coming from England then migrating from the Carolina's into Tennessee (which I found out in a trip to the National Archives, found them and discovered that several were buried in the cemetery in the town we were staying) though Arkansas and into Bristow in the Creek County the late 1800's and settled in Wewoka. My mother grew up with Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole Indians. Bristow is on Route 66.


Also I always wondered where Grandma Cora came from and I found her, and that she and her parents lived in Hopkins County Texas until the late 1800's when they moved to Wewoka OK. That is two counties away from where I've lived for over fifty years. And, I found that there are a few that might still be alive.

Where does your family come from?

My family tree seems pretty cut and dried. (haha! accidental pun there.) My father was a first generation American, hailing from the Friesland area of the Netherlands. My mother has always joked that her family came over on the Mayflower. They are a mix of Scottish/British.

But I do wonder if the oral histories handed down to new generations are really true. For example, I know that my father's last name was changed when his parents went through Ellis Island, so I don't know how far back I could go and know anything for sure. My aunt did some genealogical research, and said that we (the Dutch side) are direct descendants of Beau Brummel. But again, without any real documentation, to me, that's just anecdotal information. I have no way of knowing whether or not it's true.

Apropos for this website, my sister did some research (only going back to our parent's families in the US, both of whom were raised in New England), and found that, well... I can't really remember now, but back in the 1800s... on my mothers side... a great-great-great grandfather (not sure how many "greats")... murdered his wife (she never had children, so we're not related to her, perhaps that's why no one ever talked about it?). But OMG! What a shock to find that out! I forget the details... Can you blame me?

Also, I am skeptical about how well records of lineage were kept before computers. We now know Thomas Jefferson had a whole other family with at least one (slave) black woman. Which just makes me wonder. How much don't we not know about our own families? Hmm...
 
  • #530
Glenn Miller


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  • #531
My family tree seems pretty cut and dried. (haha! accidental pun there.) My father was a first generation American, hailing from the Friesland area of the Netherlands. My mother has always joked that her family came over on the Mayflower. They are a mix of Scottish/British.

But I do wonder if the oral histories handed down to new generations are really true. For example, I know that my father's last name was changed when his parents went through Ellis Island, so I don't know how far back I could go and know anything for sure. My aunt did some genealogical research, and said that we (the Dutch side) are direct descendants of Beau Brummel. But again, without any real documentation, to me, that's just anecdotal information. I have no way of knowing whether or not it's true.

Apropos for this website, my sister did some research (only going back to our parent's families in the US, both of whom were raised in New England), and found that, well... I can't really remember now, but back in the 1800s... on my mothers side... a great-great-great grandfather (not sure how many "greats")... murdered his wife (she never had children, so we're not related to her, perhaps that's why no one ever talked about it?). But OMG! What a shock to find that out! I forget the details... Can you blame me?

Also, I am skeptical about how well records of lineage were kept before computers. We now know Thomas Jefferson had a whole other family with at least one (slave) black woman. Which just makes me wonder. How much don't we not know about our own families? Hmm...

Have you tried Ancestry? It's pretty good in going back to the 1600's in America. I have it easy because of the surnames in my family. It' really is like a tree. I know you can get some records from Europe but not sure how to go about it. Check census records. That is where many are found. I laughed when I was reading the records and see the questions the census take had to ask. Like how many lived in the house, how many children, were there any blind, deaf, dumb or idiotic. Many times the names are misspelled or have variations.

Do you know when your father came through Ellis Island? Many information is found in old family bibles. Find one leaf and it'll lead you to the next. My great grandfather had family in Rhode Island in the 1600's.
 
  • #532
Ozzie Nelson Orchestra

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  • #533
Revisiting this topic:

Deputy Kentucky clerk questions validity of licenses altered by Kim Davis

A deputy for the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples questioned on Friday the validity of the licenses he has issued since his boss' return.

In a filing with the federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for not issuing marriage licenses, the attorney for deputy clerk Brian Mason said he has "some substantial questions" about the new licenses Davis altered and gave him to issue after she returned to work on Monday.

He is concerned the licenses do not mention the name of the county. Davis has directed him to sign the licenses as a notary public, instead of as a deputy county clerk, Mason's attorney, Richard Hughes, said in the documents."

more here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/18/us-usa-gaymarriage-kentucky-idUSKCN0RI2FS20150918
 
  • #534
I see that they have arrested a man believed to be the I 10 shooter in Phoenix Arizona
 
  • #535
Revisiting this topic:

Deputy Kentucky clerk questions validity of licenses altered by Kim Davis

A deputy for the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples questioned on Friday the validity of the licenses he has issued since his boss' return.

In a filing with the federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for not issuing marriage licenses, the attorney for deputy clerk Brian Mason said he has "some substantial questions" about the new licenses Davis altered and gave him to issue after she returned to work on Monday.

He is concerned the licenses do not mention the name of the county. Davis has directed him to sign the licenses as a notary public, instead of as a deputy county clerk, Mason's attorney, Richard Hughes, said in the documents."

more here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/18/us-usa-gaymarriage-kentucky-idUSKCN0RI2FS20150918

I think she's moved pass making a statement of her faith. She should quit.
 
  • #536
I think she's moved pass making a statement of her faith. She should quit.

I agree, but I think she's just greedy. She wants that pay (which she didn't deserve in the first place -- it only got as high as it did because her mother finagled things), and the benefits that come with it. She's also basking in the glow of being a martyr. It's so embarrassing...
 
  • #537
1940's music


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  • #538
I had "I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be understood" for years and dropped it when I joined Websleuths. I think it's a prayer we all make at times.


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  • #539
I don't drink (much to my father's surprise), but I do like the taste when kissing,), but if I did, I'd want a good sipping whiskey. If my heart was broken, I'd be sitting on the floor, knees up, head back, just listening to music. So I chose other things (koff koff) to change my mood.



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  • #540
Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Pie Dip

Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour, 50 minutesYield: Makes about 8 servings

Ingredients
5 cups peeled and diced apples
1 (12.25-oz.) jar caramel sauce (I use Smucker's glass jar ice cream topping)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
pinch salt
For the crust dippers:
1 (14-oz) pkg. refrigerated pie dough
1/8 cup milk2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon


Instructions
Combine apples, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a 3 quart or larger slow cooker.
Stir.
Cover, and cook on HIGH for 1.5- 2 hours.
In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spread out one pie crust at a time onto a baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, spread on the milk. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture onto the pie crusts.
Using a pizza cutter or knife cut the pie crusts into serving strips.
Spread out the strips on the baking sheet so they don't bake together.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Repeat with other pie crust.Serve and enjoy.
- See more at: http://www.themagicalslowcooker.com...r-caramel-apple-pie-dip/#sthash.ih7nnVFP.dpuf


Fried Cinnamon Apples
5 large apples (any kind you have on hand is fine)
2 T. butter (not margarine)
1/4 C. brown sugar
1 T. white sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Wash the apples and dry them off with a cloth. Slice the apples away from the core and chop them into cubes or bite size pieces. Melt the butter in a skillet over med. high heat. Once melted, add the apples to the pan and cook the apples, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and add both sugars and the cinnamon. Stir to combine and continue to cook for another 5-6 minutes (don't let them get mushy). Serve warm...we had ours over vanilla ice cream.


Country Apple Fritter Bread

Serves 8

1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 apples, peeled and chopped (any kind), mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon {I grated the apples instead of chopping them just because it was quicker}

Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream- (depending on thickness of glaze wanted)

Instructions
1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x5-inch loaf pan and spray with non-stick spray or line with foil and spray with non-stick spray to get out easily for slicing.
2-Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
3-In another medium-sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
4-Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract.
5-Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until blended.
6-Mix milk into batter until smooth.
7-Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apples and half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
8-Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
9-Pour the remaining batter over apple layer and top with remaining apples and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
10-Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon.
11-Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes.
12-To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.
13-Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze
 
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