I was doing some editing of my genealogy database today due to my mom’s family getting a letter from a not-too-distant relative in Sweden. Anyway, I’ve been meaning to update the family tree for August and ended up putting a fair amount of work into it. You can check it out here and I will put a link up above. The site is not password protected, but it is set to not show details on living people. For example, my mom’s birth certificate and date of birth don’t show up even though I have them in the database. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
As you might expect, it is Carly’s side of the family that needs the most work. I have most of the basic info for the Rileys (thanks to the book), but the Hoelzers and Althausers will need some work – a good project for this summer. But let me know if you have anything to add.
Today we had fun around the house, particularly with Skype: Carly skyped with Glecy in Sierra Leone, and then August and I skyped with my parents and my mom’s side of the family as they celebrated Christmas.
In the afternoon we went for a walk to the south, passing (and visiting, to change August) the hospital where Carly had her fingertip sewn back on. We stopped in a nice little coffee shop and sat and drank a latte. It was the first restaurant/etc. where August was able to stand on the floor and (sort of) walk around. Kind of a glimpse of things to come…
Around the house in the morning:
We went for a walk and stopped in a nice little independent coffee shop. The were playing American music from the 70s, which was a nice change from the many coffee shops that blast annoying pop music. We heard Van Morrison’s “Brown-eyed Girl”, the Foundations’ “Build Me Up Buttercup”, and Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy”, among others, while we were there. And August got to do some exploring:
They don’t move, but I guess they are colorful. August has been fond of these inflatable things when he has seen them:
Carly would like it to be known that she was joking in the following video. You can hear her laughing but it is hard to hear:
This is in the hospital lobby. I had noticed it back when we were first going here, but don’t know if I posted it here. Check out the signage:
Being destructive:
He hasn’t been eating much recently, but he was a big fan of the veggies Carly offered him this evening, including red pepper, onion, bok choi, and zucchini: