Friday, December 4, 2009
Can't believe it is December
Here it is December already. This year is really going fast. I think it is because I am going to retire and I have much to do before I walk out of the school on May21st. I have accumulated many things ove the past 30 or so years. It is going to be bitter sweet. I know I am going to miss teaching. I will not misss how things have changed and feel for all the new teachers who never got to experience the way teaching used to be. I am not sure what to do with all of the "Things" I will need to get rid of when I leave. Oh well, I'll figure it out. I am ready for the break at Christmas to get refreshed for the rest of the year. It really feels like December today too. It was 18 degrees this morning. Tino was pretty quick to take care of business and come back inside this morning. Tonight we will take JJ to his mom and dad, pick up Amara and then go to Stillwater to see Dominic and watch OSU wrestle. It will be fun to see how Dominic and Amara play without JJ there. JJ is going to a Thunder game with his parents tonight. He will have fun too. I am running out of time to get my Christmas shopping done too. I have bought for 2 people and have many left to buy for. I did get my Christmas cards ordered though....I think they are gong to be really cute.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Time flies when you are having fun!
Wow, it has been so long since I have taken the time to write a blog. I think it has something to do with facebook. I have let it take up too much of my time. I also have JJ during the week and we have been meeting twice a month in sorority this year, which I think is great. We have a meeting on the first week and then go to eat or the movies on the third week of the month. I really love being with my sorority sisters. We have 17 members now and they are great women. I have also been in Stillwater about eight different weekends this fall. I love going to Stillwater, I love OSU football, but it is so hard coming home on Sunday and then up and at school on Monday. I am glad that I have made my decision to retire in May. I know I am going to miss teaching, but it is time. It is hard on us old people keeping up with this new technology. When I a say technology, I don't just mean computers....that is easy...it is alot more than that. I think it has helped to keep me young. LOL but I feel the need to be free to travel with Mike, and not just during the hot summer months. We have so many things we want to do and places we want to see. I hope we have enough good years left to do it all. This year does seem to be going by rather quickly. Here it is almost Thanksgiving. I am sure I will miss JJ next year when he is in school in Oklahoma City. I try just to enjoy the time we have. Well, I will try to go back and blog about specific things that have happened this fall at a later time... and add some pics. Take care all.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
JJ's First Day of School
JJ came to Anadarko to stay with Bop and GiGi to go to Pre-K. His teacher is Alicia Humble Glidewell. She graduated high school with his mom, Amanda. JJ woke up on his own for the first day. He was ready to go to school. He was probably most excited about riding the bus from his school up to GiGi's school. It is about 1/4 of a mile from his school to mine. Amanda came down and took him to school the first morning. She stayed around to pick him up at my school. She surprised him with a Spiderman balloon and cupcakes. He had a great day. After getting off the bus he said"That was the best day of school ever, GiGi". It is great for him to start with a wonderful attitude like that.
On Friday, Bop to him to school. He had a second great day and again rode the bus to my school and then Bop picked him up to take him for a snowcone. We then took off for OKC to go to the Red Hawks game with Amanda, Amara, Krista, and Dominic. We all had a great ti me. He went home with his mom. Great first week.
On Friday, Bop to him to school. He had a second great day and again rode the bus to my school and then Bop picked him up to take him for a snowcone. We then took off for OKC to go to the Red Hawks game with Amanda, Amara, Krista, and Dominic. We all had a great ti me. He went home with his mom. Great first week.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Searching...Searching....Searching
Mike's uncle, Kenny McComas, asked me two years ago to go to Ellis Island next time Mike and I were in NYC and see if we could find Mike's Great, Great Grandmother on the books because she came to the United States from Denmark. She did, but she came before 1892. Those who came before 1892 came through Battery Park. Mike and I still went to Ellis Island and still looked for her. We talked to a lady there and she told me what web site to go to and I should be able to locate her there. Let me tell you, many people came through New York City those days, many with the last name Jenson and or Jensen. Marion was supposed to be her real name, but she was called Mattie. It has proven to be very hard to figure out this family because there are many men with the name Jens Jensen. Many changed their names when they got here and there are other problems in tracing this family.
Now, Mike wants to kill Kenny because I have spent many, many hours, days, weeks maybe on tracing all the families that my children belong to. I have researched the McComas, Jensen, Starkey, Strever, Willis, Schaefer, Deason, Rogers, Morgan, Wilkinson, Coffman, Davis, and I think there are a couple of others that I can not think of at this moment. My eyes are so tired and my brain is getting that way. There are three families that I am not having much luck with. This has proven to be an addiction. I can not stand to look for something and not find what I am looking for. I may not be cut out for this. I tends to keep me up late at night. At some point I am going to have to just stop and be happy with what I have because it is consuming much of my time that I need to be spending on other things. I am happy to be able to pass this information on to Krista and Amanda as well as any other family members who are interested. One family on my Great Grandfather Wilkinsons family tree goes all the way back to 1330 in England. The last name on the list is Thomas Mede. Mead, Meade, are two other spellings for the name in the tree. This is also true of other family names. There are many different spellings of last names.
I should have asked more questions to more people while they were still here. My Grandfather Deason had a cousin named Willie who traced the Deason family many years ago before computers. I have an new found admiration for her. I can't imagine how many years she spent putting together the information that she did. I am happy to say that my girls will at least know the names of all of their Great, Great, Great Grandparents names and where they came from. The McComas family goes back to Scotland, the Jensen family goes back to Denmark, the Strever family goes back to France and the other part from the Netherlands, the Starkey family goes back to Wales, the Deason family also goes back to Scotland, the Morgan family goes back to England, The Wilkinson family goes back to Ireland and England, the Schaefer family goes back to Germany, there is more, but I can't think at this point. Anyway, my children are from Europe....I have to say it has been very interesting doing this. I hope Krista and Amanda find it an interesting read someday. We will be able to tell their children where they came from.
Enough said tonight. I will try to give more background as I find it. I have a couple of stories to tell about that I need to sit down with pencil and paper first before I put them on here. The things that I remember my granny telling me. I was only 19 when she died but I did listen to her tell me stories...I hope I can remember some of them. I don't want this history to be lost. My girls have been at a disadvantage because their grandparents died so young. Thank goodness Lucille is still here so they do have one great grandmother.
Now, Mike wants to kill Kenny because I have spent many, many hours, days, weeks maybe on tracing all the families that my children belong to. I have researched the McComas, Jensen, Starkey, Strever, Willis, Schaefer, Deason, Rogers, Morgan, Wilkinson, Coffman, Davis, and I think there are a couple of others that I can not think of at this moment. My eyes are so tired and my brain is getting that way. There are three families that I am not having much luck with. This has proven to be an addiction. I can not stand to look for something and not find what I am looking for. I may not be cut out for this. I tends to keep me up late at night. At some point I am going to have to just stop and be happy with what I have because it is consuming much of my time that I need to be spending on other things. I am happy to be able to pass this information on to Krista and Amanda as well as any other family members who are interested. One family on my Great Grandfather Wilkinsons family tree goes all the way back to 1330 in England. The last name on the list is Thomas Mede. Mead, Meade, are two other spellings for the name in the tree. This is also true of other family names. There are many different spellings of last names.
I should have asked more questions to more people while they were still here. My Grandfather Deason had a cousin named Willie who traced the Deason family many years ago before computers. I have an new found admiration for her. I can't imagine how many years she spent putting together the information that she did. I am happy to say that my girls will at least know the names of all of their Great, Great, Great Grandparents names and where they came from. The McComas family goes back to Scotland, the Jensen family goes back to Denmark, the Strever family goes back to France and the other part from the Netherlands, the Starkey family goes back to Wales, the Deason family also goes back to Scotland, the Morgan family goes back to England, The Wilkinson family goes back to Ireland and England, the Schaefer family goes back to Germany, there is more, but I can't think at this point. Anyway, my children are from Europe....I have to say it has been very interesting doing this. I hope Krista and Amanda find it an interesting read someday. We will be able to tell their children where they came from.
Enough said tonight. I will try to give more background as I find it. I have a couple of stories to tell about that I need to sit down with pencil and paper first before I put them on here. The things that I remember my granny telling me. I was only 19 when she died but I did listen to her tell me stories...I hope I can remember some of them. I don't want this history to be lost. My girls have been at a disadvantage because their grandparents died so young. Thank goodness Lucille is still here so they do have one great grandmother.
Friday, July 17, 2009
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