Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Here we are, doing the same thing again. President Obama is pouring out ‘play money’ as balm over our ailing economy and savoring his first major victory in Congress. Well, savor and enjoy now because the money is going [...]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
The History of Memorial Day
Posted in Family, Life Skills, Moms, Parenting, Political, tagged Arlington National Cemetery, Decoration Day, history, Memorial Day, soldiers on May 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I found the article below at history.com and found it to be a short yet informative article on the history of Memorial Day. When your kids ask about Memorial Day you can know what you’re talking about. If they don’t ask, tell them anyway! Give them information about relatives, ancestors and friends that have served our country and [...]
The Unsung Heroines
Posted in Genealogy, tagged Acadian ancestry, Canada, descendant, Determination, Family, France, Genealogy, heroism, history, survival on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Genealogy is one of my passions. I am of Acadian descent on my father’s, fathers side and have, mostly in the last year or so, delved into that line of my ancestry. Few facts and records have survived the past 400 years to tell us, their descendants, the story of ‘from whence we came’. But [...]
