random wednesday

1. happy veteran's day to all of our wonderful service men and women. our world is a better place because of you and i can't thank you enough.
2. i've started a knit night at a local pub every monday with rachel. this makes me happy. we were the recipients of many stares from men as they approached the bathroom.
3. lately i've really been into crossword puzzles. i have a new york times book that i've been working in and occasionally have the usa today crossword up on the computer. i'm not sure how this has started, but it's good for your brain, right?
4. i've also been slowly getting back into genealogy. i'm trying not to become too obsessed with it because that is how i burn myself out. 

• last week i ordered my great-grandfather's death certificate, my grandmother's birth certificate,   and my grandparents marriage certificate. it is all i can do to contain my excitement when i get home to see if they arrived yet.

• someone answered my photo request on findagrave.com and took a picture of my great-great-great grandparents tombstone (thomas ross and mary ann mccormick)

• i've also set up 4 new blogs to be genealogy related (one for each grandparent's surname/family)

• yes, this is me taking it slow