Freak Rain Downpour

I posted to Facebook a very, very short video on August 14, 2020, sharing a freak rain shower in the bright August late afternoon sun. My soul sister made a comment along the lines of at least we were able to get inside quickly and get into fresh clothes. Which we didn’t do. We just air dried. HA! We’re at a stage in life where we don’t care about things like dry clothes. Lol

I started to reply and it suddenly turned into this crazy comparison thing that just didn’t belong in a comment. She has a young son and I have a teen son, so we’re naturally at different parenting stages and what we notice first about and in our lives. We are also extremely different people and always came at situations and circumstances from different viewpoints.

Today's Rabbit Hole: Genealogy and Gilbert Bartaway

Today's post is long and multi-faceted, spanning different aspects of genealogy, so bear with me as I relate my current frustration and my reasons for coming to this point.

My Story

Ever since meeting my biological father in July of 2003, I've been an intermittent genealogist. For the past 16 years I've occasionally researched my family history. If you've never heard my story before, here's the short version.