Ancestry.com

My boys gave me a membership to Ancestry.com for my birthday. Well, it has been a journey trying to fill out my family tree.  My mother's family and my dad's family all grew up in the same part of the world, Cherokee County, Alabama.  I have traced to my great-grandparents on both sides, and that is where it seems to end for now.  Benjamin Franklin Roe, 1845-1912, and Sarah Jane Roe, 1845-?.  On Mom's side: William Marion Archer, 1848-1948, and Mary Keener, 1865-1912.

However, on Marcia's side, I was able to go much further back. Her grandparents were Roy and Sydney Jones. That is where the Joneses end.  Sydney Keller Jones's line continues back seven more generations to Georg Keller, 1670-1750, in Germany on her father's side.  Marcia's great-great grandmother was Eva Kern, David Keller's wife (1775-1850).  Her parents were George Kern and Juditha Kern. Juditha Kern's father's line goes back six more generations to Steffan Kern, 1542-1583. Katharina Hanssen's (Steffan's wife's),  father was Lorentz Hanssen, 1525.  On her grandmother Bessy Newton Lowe's side, it goes back eleven generations to John Newton, 1572-1633, in England.

So far I have identified 184 people in the Roe/Jones family trees.

This is a picture of the Roe side. The Jones side is much bigger. It won't fit on one screen.

Duct Tape Wallet

My old wallet was wearing out, so I used it as a pattern to make a new wallet from duct tape.

It is a tri-fold wallet.  The only thing that is not duct tape is the picture holder that was in the old wallet.

I even have a few dollars in it. So far, it is working very well.  We were in Wendy's yesterday for lunch and the lady said, "Is that made out of duct tape?"  I said, "Yes, it is.  I made it myself."  It didn't take very long to make either.  I guess I have less than 30 minutes in it.  It was kind of fun.

House Cleaning

Today, I decided it was a beautiful day to do some house cleaning.  Bird house cleaning, that is.  I took down all of my bird houses and cleaned the old nests out.  While I was at it, I re-painted those that needed it.  When I took the roof off of one of the houses, I found a little tree toad. It was cool outside today, so, the toad was lethargic. I brought the bird house in and took his picture (see below).  Then, I returned him to the tree and continued my bird house maintenance. After, I finished, I checked on the toad, and he was in the same spot I left him on the tree.  I hope he finds a good place to winter in.

Six bird houses.

The toad was in the house on the right.

Fall is upon us.

Tree toad hiding out in bird house.

Released back to the tree.

OK, now what?

In the Tree

Recumbent Snoopy is now in the tree in our front yard.  He will weather the fall and winter and be ready for spring.