Tony is at work, kitchen is clean, hair is combed-------
so starting at 6 am-----I carefully reviewed my genealogy emails, requests, inputs, and data this morning. Reviewed and Added to my todo list, prioritized my genealogy tasks. Focused on two areas of study.
Reviewing this data I concluded that
1. the Jonathan/Thomas Anne/Solomon Dearman issues is very confused on about 15 online trees.
2. That my Dikes/Dykes data is all over the place. It appears as if 5 different (zillion piece) puzzles were dumped in to a barrel and I am to pick and choose the pieces for my one puzzle!!!!
------ started the day with two goals-----
1. complete documentation and back up data to repute Dearman history being populated on the net in preparations for my aunt's visit.
2. Start a machine gun effect on my Dikes data and records, map, timeline, family group everything in hopes of putting the puzzle together.
Prepared desk space and files to work on said tasks.
Had a long talk with myself about staying focused and completing tasks. Said a little prayer to the focus angels.
Feeling pretty good, rather focused, and ready to go----
8 am
I Opened my FACEBOOK and found Gini's blog....
Gini Webb: Friend of Friends ~ Honoring the Slaves of the Beal Ijames Plantation ~ Part 1 of the 2nd Generation
Gini Webb: Friend of Friends ~ Honoring the Slaves of the Beal Ijames Plantation ~ Part 1 of the 2nd Generation
It is written beautifully and with so much love.
and Thomas's new carnival
Carnival of African-American Genealogy
Restore My Name – Slave Records and Genealogy Research
Type: Other - Carnival
Start Time: Friday, February 19, 2010 at 12:00pm
End Time: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:00pm
Location: http://ourgeorgiaroots.com/
DescriptionRestore My Name – Slave Records and Genealogy Research, will kick-off this African-American themed carnival intended to be a gathering place for the community to share and learn about African-American genealogy.
Luckie and Thomas put this together and the interest in this research and study has been escalating
-----and I am side tracked.
(sigh).
So off I go to review the Carnival Events and Notice several events and write and enter
two completely different Carnivals
Posted at 8:30 am Genealogy is Ruthless without Me: Carnival of Genealogical Societies is: Doin' Things Right!genealogyisruthlesswithoutme.blogspot.com
The topic for the March 2010 edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival is: Forgotten Cemeteries.
This idea came from Tina Michael Ruse, who authors the blog In the Dark of the Moon Graveyard Rabbit.
I submitted about the Deerman Cemetary.
Went to the Afro-Am Carnival posted on the Wall
the Carnival already had 29 confirmed guest and 39 maybes
I am very excited but then I realized I had time to do a good job on this blog.
So I will shelf this important blog until I can really focus on it.
Reviewed and answered some more emails and facebook.
Called to be sure my flowers were delivered and said a prayer as my family prepares to attend my cousins funeral (sigh) in the state of WASHINGTON.
Bringing us to 9 am when I started this blog. One hour ago.
10 am Lord, help me to stay [Look! A bird!] focused on one thing at a time.
I have a headache, I am going to go lay down for awhile.
Oh my original goals for the day..........hhuh??? Will I ever get anything done ?!!!!
Ruth my dear, you are so organized I am jealous! I need to have you train me!
ReplyDeleteThank you for always checking in on me, leaving me commments...I have been so busy with the grandkids and attempting to get focused and organized here after retirement that I have really gotten behind on blog reading and staying up to date.
Thanks for being my constant friend. This was a wonderful post.