Your Ancestors Really Don't Want to Live in a Box! Do you have a box of old photographs on the top shelf of your closet that you inheri...

So What's Your Magical Number? I was officially employed at the age of eight.  I mean, really employed ~ not "pick-up your clot...

I Can... Last night the kids and I [hubby is out-of-town] went to father-in-law's house to eat some incredibly good grub. [Of course,...

A Wonderful Discovery The week after Hurricane Ike the kids and I stayed with my sister in San Antonio for several days.  On the last day r...

Joseph Marschall and Emma Rosin Last, but not least is Joseph Marschall.  So, what happened to him?  Who was he?  I believe that Joseph Mar...

O.K., I haven't taken over the Caroline or Marshall Islands yet [by virtue of their names alone, they should already  be mine].  I'v...

Have you ever been to a beach?  Having always lived near the coast of Texas, I sometimes take it for granted.  I love the sand between my to...

A couple of months ago at my son's basketball practice, I was sorting through some information that I'd found on an ever-elusive anc...

One year at Easter [I must have been in middle school], my dad had decided to relax out on the deck.  We'd already been to church, and w...