Current Mood:
Happy & 
Contemplative
I hope everyone is having a great day of family and food. As I start this, hubby has the turkey in the oven and we have football in. Been way too long since my last actual blog, doing our normal of gym, errands and work. =)
I have finally got what family info I have and put it on a genealogy site. So far a few of my cousins have added info, which is cool. Just would love to get even more. I have all of my great-grandparents names and only one set of great-great grandparent’s names. I lucked out on the great-great grandpa, he had lots of kids and descents who have put info on the genealogy site and I’ve got as far back as the 1500s in Germany….so that was really, really cool. But for everyone else, I haven’t been able to get across the pond back to the old country. =( Doesn’t help that I can’t read German…..lol If I can get back to the 1500′s on all of the direct lines, I’d be very pleased.
I just want to establish where the bloodlines are from and then what I really would like, it is find the distant and current relatives that are still in Europe. I know that my maternalgrandfather’s side was still in, what was then East Germany, in the 1970s.
After getting tied into it for week, I’m taking a break. When I start back up, I think I’m going to start on uploading pics so maybe it will enjoy other family members to add to it. Then I want to start something on my hubby’s side……there is so much to do, that my head spins on where to start.
**Just had our turkey dinner…..tummy is stuffed….grin He made a great meal. I think I just love having all the different types of food together…..and look forward to the leftovers.
I’m hoping that I’ll be able and go and visit my folks this coming June. It has been too long. And I would love to time it with their 40th wedding anniversary. =)
This year has just flown by, I think not having an actual summer didn’t help. It was so wet/damp at the beginning and so short.
We did get one more camping trip in and totally lucked out and got awesome weather! We went to Mt Rainier National Park back in Sept. It was sunny and in the 80s. We took off the jeep t-tops once we got into the park. It was so beautiful, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We camped at Cougar Rock, it was so peacefully….helps to wait until after school is back in session….grin
Camp
On the drive around the park, we stopped at a glacier river, that showed it’s history of how it has moved through the years. Meet a couple that lives just across the river in Washington from PDX, that has been going to Mt Rainier for years and has seen all the changes. They must have been in theirs 80s, they were so neat to talk to. Would’ve loved to talk some more, but we were out in the open without any shade…..very hot. Putting our hands into the glacier river felt so good.
Glacier River
This year's bridge, until it gets wiped out. =)
On the drive up.
Our traditional self portrait.
And we drove up to Paradise so we can do a small trail and see Nisqually Glacier. Since last winter was heavier then usual for snow and our summer started later, parts of the trail still had snow. But the small hike had such an elevation increase at times that it took 3hrs round trip.
Start of the hike.
Wildflowers and snow. =)
A waterfall off of the glacier in the distant.
Marmot!
The range, with Mt Adams way in the back round.
A very icy, but refreshing feeling stream. We put it on our necks and face, didn’t drink….not recommended unless filtered.
Have a great turkey day!
