NOV 20 2009
I have been speaking to Dean Burgess the author of the HISTORY OF PORTSMOUTH by Mildred Holladay and Dead Burges.
This really one of the best local history books I have come across thus far.
I am communicating with him to clear up some confusion I have.
I am transcribing newspaper marriages and obits for the site for free for others for free.
the local paper lists Marriages under
COURT OF HUSTINGS- which in today's world is PORTSMOUTH
NORFOLK COUNTY - this into day's world i'm going out on a limb to say the city of chesapeake today.
NORFOLK CITY- WHICH in today's world is just what it is the city of norfolk
And then there is the briefly mentioned PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY which merged with CITY OF Virginia Beach.
those are the one set of records, that are all in the same place, no worries here.
ANYONE want to hike it into Portsmouth with me? I'm hearing about really good info being avail over there.
Nov 15, 2009
we are dry! it's most excellent......................
i'm on my way to be guest speaker at the norfolk county historical society monthly meeting.
i'm not exactly sure why I was chosen when there are more qualfied people out there than me.
i will let you know how it goes.
NOV 14, 2009
Water levels have gone down some, but you still need 4x4 to get around.
Nov 13, 2009
nov 11 2009
very rainny today, very nor-easter coming to town.
ed got silver in the soccer tournament, he's happy.
looking to re decorate his room, with sports stuff.
NOV 6, 2009
I'M watching the new york yankees ticker tape parade today and missing MY YANKEES,
i can't help it. WELL one of my yankees is there, reggie jackson, but i'm looking for willie randolph, lou pinella, don mattingly, darryl strawberry, cat fish hunter, thurman munson, gary carter.
I'm showing my age i guess. I'm an 80's person, that's my best years of my life era.
it's the time I'd like to go back and FIX a few things.
I will always remember that ball rolling down the first base line in game 6 and the umpire calling it fair.
I don't know. i guess its' time to go read my 3rd new book this week,
i finished j.d. robb kindred in death, i love my eve and roarke
and i finished keri arthur bound to shadows.
now i'm on to jr ward covet.
later
k
NOV 3, 2009
So did you vote today? I was going to but since I didn't like anyone who was running and even couldn't find one I disliked LESS than the other one, just gave up. I don't want any of those people in office, but there isn't much i can do about it.
Well J.D. ROBB kindred in death came out today YIPEE!! I really enjoy eve and roarke.
November 2, 2009
Still working on copying obits. It's a time consuming project.
I'm still unemployed after all these years, amazing isn't it? I have been trying to win the lottery, but as you all know, that's a pipe dream in itself. I want to adopt a child, but it can't be done with out money.
The reality is that I will probably die alone, with no one to remember me. It's just fact unless of course I win the lottery and am able to adopt a few kids. I'd love to have a few kids to love and share christmas
with, and take places and share interests with.
OCTOBER 28 2009
TV SHOWS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE BACK ON TV WITH NEW EPISODES:
STARGATE SG1
STARGATE ATLANTIS
CHARMED next generation?
VOYAGER, movies?
BUFFY the vampire slayer maybe
VEGAS with better writers
BLOOD TIES following the books a little more
BRITISH SHOW HOTEL
BRITISH SHOW TORCHWOOD
EVERYONE LOVES RAYMOND - with raymond as the "parents this time around"
LET'S GET RID OF THOSE STUPID reality shows like scare tactics.
How about tv shows based on SOME REALLY GOOD BOOKS?
IF SOOKIE CAN DO IT WHY NOT STEPHANIE PLUM OR MERCY THOMPSON?
WHAT A CYNSTERS SERIES OR BASTION CLUB OR MALLORY'S YUMMY.
later
k
OCTOBER 26, 2009
So like i said I have been sick this past week. Those of you who know me, know that when i get sick i
get squeeky............. having said that................... My husband and I ordered from a pizzeria the other day and when the order came it was wrong. So I called up to complain and the waitress said since I wasn't a real person she wasn't going to talk to me.
I later spoke to the manager and received the owners name and the name of the waitress and promptly wrote a letter of complaint. My husband has called me 3x today to make sure I'm not at the pizza place raising hell.
So now that I am feeling better, it's time to get back to work. I'm still not finished with the obits yet and the newspaper goes back on Wed. Yikes!
OCTOBER 23, 2009
I have been very sick this past week. turns out to be an upper resp infection.
At one point the fever spiked 103. I went a whole week in bed- rare for me.
A whole week with no milk, coke, or tea. Lived on Welches grape juice.
why is it when a person gets sick, their taste buds die?
Now i'm trying to find my house, it's a mess.... it's amazing what happens if you don't keep up with even the simpliest of chores.
Even the web site's behind. I still need to do those obits. I'm running out of time.
later
k
OCTOBER 2 2009
STARGATE UNIVERSE STARTS TONIGHT!
September 29, 2009
To the executives who decide what tv shows are put on tv. Please stop being so cheap!
Please stop all these reality shows! Three nights a week, wed,sat,sun are completely dead nights. There is nothing of any value on. So we end up watching dvd's or reading or watching all the shows i have tapped during the week.
And what is it with putting on all these good shows on thurs/fri. There are 5 other nights in the week!
Now this accidentally on purpose has got to go....... yikes, how awful.
Otherwise Mon and Tues belong to CBS. Wed, we watch nothing, Thurs- bones then abc with a switch at 10 to cbs, having 5 miscarriages i can not watch private practice. I do tape csi, friday, I don't have enough vcr's in my house, friday is a mess..... ghost whisper, and smallville. then dollhouse/stargate universe/medium. then santuary at 10pm.
Sat used to be torchwood night, the bbc has some good shows...........
Vampire diaries is ok.
i will miss sookie, until next june, at least i am saving on hbo, til then.
shows that get taped, lie to me, castle,csi,medium,vampire diaries, dollhouse.
September 11 2009
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES .........................
My brother received the Special achievement award from the Virignia Beach Rotary club last night. It would have been nice if friends and additional family could have been there to see it.
September 9, 2009
This is one of the days of the year that I miss my mother. Today is her birthday.
If she were living she would be 65 today. It's just not fair. Her father lived Until his 70's and her mother to her 80's. Did you know it was 09 09 09 at 9am 9 mins and 9 seconds? should we play pick 3 or what?
My grandfather's birthday was on the 5th, Next month was grandma.
I don't know why it was important, but i was telling the lady in hallmark, that we used to buy ALOT of cards this time of year, 8 birthday cards, 2 anniversary cards, 1 grandparents day,
we still have the 2 anniversary cards, and 3 birthdays.
Two days from now is 9/ll and a month from then 10/11 is the day my mom died of a heart attack at home while waiting for her car to be repaired.
September 2, 2009
Someone asked me for a will today.
Just like that. So tell me how would you answer that question? I'm looking for a will.
Would you get mad or fustrated if I asked you
TIME FRAME?
STATE
COUNTY?
OR would it better if i just said, all wills are filed in the clerks office?
I know it's a rare occurence but I so enjoy it when someone says:
I am looking for additional information on John doe from the nyvagenealogy.homestead.com website page vd1710 or mva1710. for the county of princess anne.
See now I know what you are talking about and to pull out the princess anne county book to find the will to get you the additional info.
To the person who asks for more info on John Doe, sorry, most times i just ignore these emails.
I don't know why people expect me to be able to read minds, just don't understand it.
August 26 2009
Sen. Edward Kennedy, please rest in peace with Jack and Robert.
August 25, 2009
Last winter between thanksgiving and new years I was reading the j.d. robb/nora roberts eve dallas death series. I enjoyed it so much that I have spent this summer "listening" to the books again on tape and cd.
Susan Erikson, I just love her voice characters for Peabody,Mcnab, Mavis, and the rest of the gang.
August 19, 2009
Casonova is driving me nuts. He's decided his favorite place to be is way up high on the fireplace mantel.
I lost a couple of vases, and have put the rest of my pictures and vases in the closet until we can train casanova NOT to climb up on to the fireplace.
I can see that this is going to be a difficult christmas as i probably won't be able to put out my normal decorations, if someone is going to destroy them all. Gee terrible 2's in an 8 month old
smile.......
August 5, 2009
Barbie is doing much better and has begun to explore the house.
Casanova has declared ed's room his kingdom..................
I never expected a female to bow to a male but that's what barbie has done.
Barbie has 2 small spots in ed's room and a few places down stairs she likes but casanova rules the room.
He's going to be such a BIG cat,
August 4, 2009
My husband is slowly getting feeling back in his arms and fingers but unfortunately at times the initial feeling is pain. or a cold numbness or tingle - hit the elbow feelings.
August 2, 2009
Hope for life gave us some eye meds for barbie.
On the way home we got caught in a terrific and horrifying rain storm,
August 1, 2009
Looks like barbie has a slight case of pink eye. Poor thing, doesn't feel well.
Casanova was put in his place by the other females in the house.
July 31, 2009
we went to hope for life rescue to adopt a calico to fill a spot left empty by a cherished loved one who passed away at 16. My mentally retarded brother was having a really hard time with her passing. She was his constant companion for 16 years.
So we went to hope for life rescue and adopted BARBIE, a siamese sorta kinda calico.
And while we were there a black long haired male with a white lion's mane adopted us.
July 27, 2009
My husband returned to work today for 3 weeks of half day work.
JULY 16, 2009
Husband is recovering very well, we had a nice lunch out.
and it was a very good deal. For 2 people for $25.
2 sodas, plus, 1 loaf of bread,1 order of potato skins -6 skins.
2 salads
he had salmon with fries
i had steak with loaded bake potato.
all was very good!
JULY 4, 2009
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!
JUNE 26, 2009
It's just so hard to believe that Michael Jackson is dead.
I've got chills. I was waiting to see what his come back tour This is it, would do for his career.
I guess we will never know. I wonder if his brothers will fill in for him on any of his concerts.
May he rest in peace, the king of pop
JUNE 17, 2009
OK, now my darling loving husband is once again confined to bed.
but now he is in extreme agony.
and he's lost about 6 pounds due to the fact that his throat hurts too much too eat.
later
k
my darling husband has once again obtained injury!!!!!!!!!
he is stuck home in bed, until surgery, and bored out of his mind,
we got the written diagnosis today.
the back is divided into three sections, cervical (top) thoracic middle and the lumbar the bottom.
the top has 7 vertebre, 1 is at the base of the brain
charlie has damage 3,4,5,
it's 3, that's the most dangerous, "large central disc extrusion affecting the spinal cord"
4 is mild bulging
5, moderate protrusion.
we have to go to patient first and they have to give charlie ok, fit for surgery exam.
then we have to go to Dr ciuffo, cardiac and he has to give heart ok for surgery exam.
then after they take Charlie off coumadin, then we have to wait a few days before they can do surgery.
hospital should be a min of 3 days, hopefull not more than that.
then 8 min. of weeks recuperation,
so i'm concentrating on stressing over the lack of money, we will miss over the next three months.
because if i start thinking about my husband and his going under the knife, i'll start crying and i don't know if i will stop.
i mean here we are walking along the path, and then the doctor says take another step or turn the wrong way and you will be paralysis for life. and he meant it too! gee, if that doesn't scare you,
later
kristina
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May 5, 2009
My husband Charlie and his brother Edward with Dom.
MAY 4, 2009
IF anyone needs a look up just email me, as i've got so much stuff here that needs to catalogue, i have no clue what i have anymore. Just finished with Albemarle County. Also now rumaging through old newspapers - virginia newspapers if you need an obit or marriage note.
April 28th 2009
Went to the library today and make a bunch of copies and left them at the library.
Anyway, if anyone wants to make a donation with materials or financial please feel free to email me or see the support page.
Weather is hot here in Virginia pushing 90 today.
April 22, 2009
feeling better but cough is a congestive one, and it's bring up mucus, and poor charlie spent the night making sure i didn't choke in my sleep. poor guy, very tired today.
not sure what's going to happen with the site, it's going to be a rough couple of months,
with the big bills being due, those "car insurance" and we need to repair the roof and if charlies dr wants an MRI done, yikes the co-pay on that one.
APRIL 21 2009
fever spiked at 102.4 before breaking late monday night ,
and we took blood pressure today, 111/71 much better, much more normal.
April 20, 2009
i want to die today, really, i feel awful don't want to get out of bed,
husband had chiropractor appt we had to go,
i went through an entire box of tissues.
then we went to patient first. waste......
at patient first they took my blood pressure and said it was 164,
it was only because i was too sick, did i tell the girl she had rocks in her head
maybe that's why she could get blood?
diagnosis was upper respiratory infection and that was from barely looking at me.
so we took it again when we got home later in the day 144 better, but not normal
April 19, 2009
found the best juice at walmart today, raspberry by tropicanna... most excellent.
never should have gone out yesterday, so today, we are having a stargate marathon.
April 18, 2009
Because I ran out of ginger ale, i really didn't have much to drink yesterday, so i'm a little dehyrdated.
so i've been experimenting
OJ not a good idea as it burns sore throat
MILK yikes now that was stupid
APPLE JUICE- a little tart
TOMATO JUICE actually tastes like tomato juice,
TEA - HOT AND COLD - hot was ok, cold was awful.
ended up with GRAPE JUICE as main staple for the day
April 17, 2009
Was supposed to go to the norfolk botantical gardens but had to cancel becuase my throat is starting to hurt and i'm congested.
April 16, 2009
Not feeling so well today, voice is starting to squeek like mickey mouse.
April 8, 2009
Dues will be due soon for this website, hopefully their will be some contributions to assist with the $250 price tag.
Also I would "hope" for some genealogy contributions, however since it's been 8 years, and i haven't gotten a single newspaper obit or any other genealogy contributions I won't hold my breath.
Been reading alot lately, trying to review the books listed on the site and ones I sell on ebay.
nyvagenealogy.
Down to 8 idols now. Also really like that Adam, think he'd make a really good Elvis.
Heading to NY next month, the annual visit to the inlaws. And some NY FOOD. Real potato salad, made with mayo, not mustard.................. real pizza................ real chinese food........................
Packed up all my newspapers about 100 years worth, lack of requests for look ups. so i put them all in the attic.........................
March, 6 2009
American Idol was surpise last night with the picking of 13 idols.
March 1, 2009
The rest of the cats seem to know of Rusty's departure and have taken to his spot on the bed. It's sad.
My sister in law has given birth to my 2nd niece. I'm sorry but i'm jealous can't help it. My fear that when i die, there will be no one to bury me, no one to remember me. It's not meant to be sad, it's just a fact.
Feb 6, 2009
I spoke with the vet and i decided to go for the surgery for rusty, at least then he would have a 50/50 chance and it was better than sitting here doing nothing.
BUT. IT WAS TOO LATE and rusty died at the vets office. Most of his organs were failing.
February 5, 2009
We took my cat to the vet and received some horrible news. $600 dollars to drain rusty's intestines and urinary tract. And the doctor said we'd only been in there again in a week having it done again.
He gave us a list of "possible" causes tumors,cancers, etc. He said we could spend $5000 and it would not improve rusty's quality of life.
He recommends putting rusty down. rusty lost 2.5 pounds in less than 7 days.
We had them give rusty some pain meds, even though he's not crying, the doctor said he's in pain, and we brought him home and put him in his favorite hidey hole. while we come to terms with this major decision.
we always thought brandy would go first, she is 15 and full of life. Here's rusty only 10 and in less than 2 weeks. he went from healthy, to dying.
JANUARY 8, 2009
HA, HA HA. ON ME.......... TURNS OUT IT'S BRONCHITIS........ only me.
i waited way too long to get my butt to a doctor.
hope everyone has a great year!
kristina
Dec 19, 2008
Can't seem to shake this cold, sinus infection. Been here over a month now.
SOME IMPORTANT WEBSITES ARE:
WWW.VITALREC.COM/VA.HTML
WWW.VITALREC.COM/NY.HTML
1. SEE MY HINTS PAGE FOR RESEARCH HINTS.
2. If u find something on one of the websites and would like more info. Make sure you tell me WHICH WEBSITE
WWW.NYVAGENEALOGY.HOMESTEAD.COM
OR
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorfol/
OR
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaprinc2/
AND make sure you tell me which page of that website u found the
info on and if it is this one, then please tell me which state or county also.
Keep in mind I am not a mind reader...............
So if u ask about Jane Doe with out any thing info. Then expect me to ask questions, which state, which website etc.
For faster response include important items but don't give me the entire family tree either.
