Stop The World, I Want To Get Off!!!

[hantsbear]

At the moment, work seems one long blur. A continual round of calls from the boss downstairs asking me to do this, then drop that and do this, and a pile of stuff to be done. And interviews. And meetings. By the end of the day, my head is in a spin, or is that just the effect of the latex fumes from the carpet laying being done elsewhere on the floor? It's so difficult to tell. Anyway, only 2 - 3 weeks after Tucson, I feel like I need another holiday.

And then, I get a note from my doctor asking me to go and get some blood work done - I'd sent him a note with my last prescription refill request saying that Dear Beloved Aged Parent had been diagnosed as having type 2 Diabetes - so the doc wants me to do a fasting glucose test, along with getting all sorts of other tests like liver function, kidney function etc. So, it's off to see the blood clinic at the War Memorial Hospital on Thursday morning, after fasting over night. I'm not expecting any problems, as I've tested a couple of times with Clifford's blood sugar monitor as being ok. Best to check these things out though.

Trying to do a bit more family history research; got hold of some records from the 1901 census - no problem with Mom's side of the family, but Dad's family seem to have disappeared in 1901... curiouser and curiouser. Time to steel myself and talk to the Mormons, I think.

Comments

[bill-bill.livejournal.com]

Fortunately you don't have to actually talk to the Mormons anymore, now that it is all online at www.familysearch.org. It's highly recommended that anything you find from them be confirmed, though. Their data has more than a few booboos in it, and farther back it starts to reflect more mythology than history (Adam and Eve are in it). I have also found them most useful for the 18th-19th Centuries; 20th Century records are not so extensive.

Good luck! It took me forever to break through that late 19th/early 20th century roadblock on my paternal line, but once I did it was smooth sailing back to 16th century Yorkshire.

[elric-dewisant.livejournal.com]

Or, if you have a local LDS Genology Library, you can go in and ask for assistance and they won't try to recruit you.