Geneology - fancy word for family history

I love researching my family history - not just the date of birth/death  - but the places they lived, where they married, etc. So far I have been able to obtain a photocopy of several GGGrandparent's marriage licenses, old family photos from the 1800's, and much more. You learn fun stuff about your relatives.....

That they came to America in the 1600's
Why did 3 brothers die in the 1680's - was there a war or an epidemic?
What happened to all the brother's and cousins who all lived in NY during the Revolutionary War?
And where, of course, does the famous Richard Monckton Milnes enter our family line?
Why did the woman in one family hid from the pig farmers? (yes, this is truly recorded in a family book)
How did my GGGgrandmother continue to have kids into her late 50's?! Yes, its recorded in the 1851 census reports (and others). Was there perhaps a marriage to a 2nd and younger wife?
And....who was the secret actress that divorced my GGrandpa in the 1800's? And did their son really die?

There are more death certificates to be discovered, more war records to be read, more history to study....and this only covers one tiny line of the family. So many more to be recorded!!

Mother's Day

The eve of Mother's Day ~ this year is different for me. It's different because I am a mother. It's different because I don't have my babies to hold. But my husband still gave me a mother's day card :) I love it. Though my babies are no longer here, I can still celebrate tomorrow. It's a way of showing the world that the unborn did and still do exist and to celebrate their lives, no matter how short they may have been.