Things happen for a reason.
The more I go along, the more I believe this.
One of the things I did about a month ago was register for a trial membership to Ancestry.com. I'd intended to cancel it after the trial, but got sidetracked with the trip down to Florida to take care of my the last things involved with my father's belongings.
Today, i saw the payment for ancestry.com and ended up at the site, researching my father's family. I ended up writing to someone who'd put my paternal grandfather in their family tree, and got a response back from the daughter and son-in-law of my grandfather's sister. She didn't know about my father's death and was sad to hear it, but she was glad to find out about me, I think she didn't even know he had a child (I was his only child).
I emailed back to them, but I'm not going to be able to call and talk to them just yet. I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment in a way I just didn't expect.
It's all good, but I think I'm finally butting up against the grief I've managed to avoid for a long time now. Ouch.
Got to spend the afternoon with
greenpurple yesterday - it was fun. Neither of us is a hardcore shopper-gal, but we sure gave it a shot and had fun! Girl, those new glasses look mahvelous on you.
*huggles*
Off to do some painting - where in the world has the day gone?
One of the things I did about a month ago was register for a trial membership to Ancestry.com. I'd intended to cancel it after the trial, but got sidetracked with the trip down to Florida to take care of my the last things involved with my father's belongings.
Today, i saw the payment for ancestry.com and ended up at the site, researching my father's family. I ended up writing to someone who'd put my paternal grandfather in their family tree, and got a response back from the daughter and son-in-law of my grandfather's sister. She didn't know about my father's death and was sad to hear it, but she was glad to find out about me, I think she didn't even know he had a child (I was his only child).
I emailed back to them, but I'm not going to be able to call and talk to them just yet. I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment in a way I just didn't expect.
It's all good, but I think I'm finally butting up against the grief I've managed to avoid for a long time now. Ouch.
Got to spend the afternoon with
greenpurple yesterday - it was fun. Neither of us is a hardcore shopper-gal, but we sure gave it a shot and had fun! Girl, those new glasses look mahvelous on you.
*huggles*
Off to do some painting - where in the world has the day gone?