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El Tim's Mom · 09-04-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SecretAgentRat

My family is dysfunctional. Even others think we're crazy.
It could be worse: at least we still love each other in our dysfuntionality.

Also...I think I'm the spoon--I like to stir things up a bit.

Mrs. Timmy's Mommy D, do you have any lovely home remedies for upset tummy?

a hot cup of tea or hot water with lemon

El Tim's Mom · 09-04-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jeano

You're right! We are all dysfunctional... might as well enjoy it!

You may be right ! life is to short to worry about the small things

El Tim's Mom · 09-05-2007, 12:05 AM

Do you know who is in your family tree? I love family tree research. I like spending time trying to find people. some people in my family think I am crazy. But I like finding out where people came from and where people lived and what they did or what kind of work did they do and so on! It is fun to find you are related to some one else looking for people I have found my brother and now I have a whole new family

**MtlMom** · 09-05-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by El Tim's Mom

Do you know who is in your family tree? I love family tree research. I like spending time trying to find people. some people in my family think I am crazy. But I like finding out where people came from and where people lived and what they did or what kind of work did they do and so on! It is fun to find you are related to some one else looking for people I have found my brother and now I have a whole new family

I've done quite a bit of research on my side of the family. I found out recently from census records that my great-grandparents were next door neighbors when they were growing up. I never knew how they met, or even wondered for that matter. I enjoy it in fits and starts. So far we have only traced back to the early 1800's for my mother's side. We lose our trail when we get to the Indian blood. Mr. M's side is much easier to trace, in fact, so many other people have traced that lineage and written books about them that it's not really very interesting for me.

Were you and your brother raised separately?

El Tim's Mom · 09-05-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MtlMom

I've done quite a bit of research on my side of the family. I found out recently from census records that my great-grandparents were next door neighbors when they were growing up. I never knew how they met, or even wondered for that matter. I enjoy it in fits and starts. So far we have only traced back to the early 1800's for my mother's side. We lose our trail when we get to the Indian blood. Mr. M's side is much easier to trace, in fact, so many other people have traced that lineage and written books about them that it's not really very interesting for me.

Were you and your brother raised separately?

yes In fact i never know any thing about him until my father passed away. The night before he died he told me he had another child, that was in 1983 and in 2002 I started family tree research and the brother I grew up with told me to be carefull of what I may find. So I asked my mother and she told me that my dad an affair and had this child. She told me his mothers name and everything. He had been told the truth all his life! So I started my search and found him and in june of 2003 we met for the first time. We are now the best of friends, he lives in the Sacramento area. in fact his kids were just here for the Labor Day weekend to hang out with Tim. But i was raised with a brother and sister and it has been hard for the brother I grew up with to handle. my sister lives in Oregon and she has a good friendship with him.

do you use the internet to research your family if so I know of a lot of free site to use. there are a lot of pay sites but I try to stay away from spend money! any way blessing to you and your family

El Tim's Mom · 09-12-2007, 04:51 PM

If my world is a sand box, do I always have to play nice. All my life I have played nice only to have "sand" kick on me!!!! May be it is time to get out of te sand box and move on to a new place!? but what is that place. after this week of up and down maybe I am out of the sand box and onto the teeter totter what next the monkey bars lord know I do not want to slide back down to the sand box! I got it the swing!! it keep you going up higher and higher!

El Tim's Mom · 09-13-2007, 10:30 PM

Some people collect stamps others coins & cars and a lot of thing ! I for onr collect CHURCH PLATES OK someone may ask what is a church plate it is a plate with a picture of a church on it. In the early 1950 to mark the birthday of a church the church would have a plate made to remember the date. I have many that are for 100 birthdays of a church. I have them from all over the United States and they are all different in some way ......... some one else in my home collect guitars

I also have a family member that collect old post cards..........SO WHAT DO ANY OF YOU COLLECT?

jeano · 09-13-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tim's Mom

Some people collect stamps others coins & cars and a lot of thing ! I for onr collect CHURCH PLATES OK someone may ask what is a church plate it is a plate with a picture of a church on it. In the early 1950 to mark the birthday of a church the church would have a plate made to remember the date. I have many that are for 100 birthdays of a church. I have them from all over the United States and they are all different in some way ......... some one else in my home collect guitars

I also have a family member that collect old post cards..........SO WHAT DO ANY OF YOU COLLECT?

spoons

little pianos (like little music boxes, figurines, etc)

**MtlMom** · 09-14-2007, 12:06 AM

I have rabbits all over my house (not real ones), and my office is full of Noah's Ark stuff.

FTS · 09-14-2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by El Tim's Mom

Some people collect stamps others coins & cars and a lot of thing ! I for onr collect CHURCH PLATES OK someone may ask what is a church plate it is a plate with a picture of a church on it. In the early 1950 to mark the birthday of a church the church would have a plate made to remember the date. I have many that are for 100 birthdays of a church. I have them from all over the United States and they are all different in some way ......... some one else in my home collect guitars

I also have a family member that collect old post cards..........SO WHAT DO ANY OF YOU COLLECT?

Hmm, I don't really collect anything. My mum collects fridge magnets, though.

Oh, and Hi. I'm Kepa. One of Tim's fans

El Tim's Mom · 09-14-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kepa

Hmm, I don't really collect anything. My mum collects fridge magnets, though.

Oh, and Hi. I'm Kepa. One of Tim's fans

Hello nice to meet you

**Small** · 09-14-2007, 05:44 AM

I can't, actually, off the top of my head think of anything I collect. Well. Excepting my growing P.G. Wodehouse library.

Have you ever read anything by P.G. Wodehouse, Mrs. Tim's Mom? If not, you most definitely should.

El Tim's Mom · 09-14-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Small

I can't, actually, off the top of my head think of anything I collect. Well. Excepting my growing P.G. Wodehouse library.

Have you ever read anything by P.G. Wodehouse, Mrs. Tim's Mom? If not, you most definitely should.

I do not think I have read any thig by P.G. Wodehouse what are they about?

SecretAgentRat · 09-14-2007, 03:58 PM

I, sadly, don't collect anything.

I used to collect movie soundtracks, but then I grew up and got poor.

FTS · 09-14-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tim's Mom

Hello nice to meet you

Nice to meet you too

Oh, I was doing some research into the family tree a while ago as well. The internet was where I got most of my info. The thing that I got stuck at is when my great grandmother came to New Zealand from Wales. My nan says one thing, but it doesn't fit with the ship records available so far.