KRISTINA'S BLOG
OCTOBER 2006
NYVAGENEALOGY
OCT 22, 2006
WE HAVE SOME MALARD DUCKS THAT MATED WITH THE DUCKS WE CALL THE CHESAPEAKE DUCKS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE FIRST SAW THEM. THEY ARE BLACK AND WHITE AND LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A GOOSE AND A TURKEY, WITH THE RED STUFF HANGING UNDER THEIR NECK. 
SO WE NOW HAVE DUCKS THAT ARE AS LARGE AS GEESE BUT HAVE GREEN FEATHERS LIKE THE COLOR OF THE MALARDS HEAD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WE LIKE TO GO UP TO THE LAKE AND FEED THEM. THEY SEE THAT BAG OF BREAD, AND YOU BECOME THE PIED PIPER AND THEY ARE THE MICE. THEY WILL FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE.
THEY ARE SO CUTE.
LATER
K.

OCT 16, 2006
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. HEAR THIS. I SPEND 80+ HOURS A WEEK ON THE COMPUTER. MY EYESIGHT IS NOT GOOD.
THAT IS WHY I USE CAPITAL LETTERS.
LATER,
KRISTINA 

OCT 15, 2006
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN VIRGINIA. I HAVE ALL THE WINDOW'S OPEN AND WE HAVE FINISHED UP THE YARD WORK AND PUT FOOD IN THE BIRD FEEDERS AND THE BIRDS ARE ALL CHIRPING AND THE SUN IS SHINING AND IT'S ABOUT 70 DEGREES. NOW IF IT COULD ONLY STAY THIS WAY THE ENTIRE YEAR.
LATER,
KRISTINA 

OCT 11, 2006
SAD AND HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME.
HAPPY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A RIDE UP TO COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG AND WENT TO THE POTTERY FACTORY AND THE ANTIQUE MALL BEHIND IT. WE HAD AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY. NO TRAFFIC, NO CROWDS, LOTS OF SUNSHINE, A NICE BREEZE. SPENDING IT WITH MY HUSBAND JUST BROWSING THE SHOPS WAS PERFECT.
SAD TODAY BECAUSE IT'S THE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY MOTHERS DEATH.
AND BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN WHO HAVE HOUSES STILL UNDERWATER.
EVERYONE SEND THEIR PRAYERS.
LATER
KRISTINA 

OCT 9, 2006
WOULD YOU BELIEVE WE DID NOT GET A DROP OF RAIN?????? THOSE POOR PEOPLE UP IN WILLIAMSBURG AND YORK COUNTY. THEY GOT FLOODED JUST LIKE WE WERE DURING ERNESTO. I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS JUST IN THEIR SHOES LAST MONTH. THEY SHOWED A FEW HOUSES
UNDER WATER. I HOPE EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. THEY DON'T SHOW TOO MUCH ON THE NEWS.
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE UP THERE, SO I CAN ONLY KNOW WHAT THEY  SHOW ON THE LOCAL NEWS!
Everyone say a Prayer for Franklin, they have a flood on their hands again, wasn't floyd enough? Sometimes you gotta wonder what God has planned for us.
LATER
KRISTINA




OCT 6, 2006

RAIN AGAIN!!! KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE DON'T FLOOD AGAIN!!!!
LATER
KRISTINA


OCT 2, 2006
STILL WORKING ON ADDING YORK COUNTY AND MORE NORFOLK COUNTY WILL INFO TO SITE.
ADDED PEDIGREE CHART TO THIS SITE AND NORFOLK SITE.
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A WAY TO GET FREE PUBLICITY ON THE INTERNET?
NEED TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO THE SITE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE IT EXISTS. OH WELL, NEED TO START FUND RAISING FOR NEXT YEAR. WEBSITE FEES ARE DUE IN APRIL 07.
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY I DO THIS. THIS WEBSITE COSTS MONEY AND OH WELL FORGET IT.
I KNOW, GENEALOGY IS EXPENSIVE, PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN THAT. THEY EXPECT TOO MUCH FOR FREE SOMETIMES.
ANOTHER SOAP BOX, SORRY........

ON A GENEALOGY NOTE: I WANTED TO MENTION ONE MORE TIME THE MOST ASKED QUESTION ON A DAILY BASIS ON ALL THE ROOTSWEB MAILING LISTS.
THE VITAL RECORDS SEARCH FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES IS
WWW.VITALREC.COM
AND FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES: ADD THE ABBREVIATION TO THE END.
WWW.VITALREC.COM/VA.HTML
WWW.VITALREC.COM/NY.HTML

LATER,
KRISTINA