Something about the wonderfully fresh air and sunshine aggravates my respiratory system!! I start having the hacking cough, spitting up phlegm, blowing the nose disagreeable health problem that has plagued me since the day after Christmas. I’m so discouraged!  Will this never end?

Proof that I got out of my pajamas, ventured outdoors for sunshine and fresh air. A few laps with the three-wheeler and I was exhausted. Naptime?!

First thing this morning, a new “hint” for a “Frantz” individual (received via email), and I was eagerly, breathlessly searching the records. I added a lot of new “Frantz” and collateral families. I experienced my usual frustration with careless documentation. ~~ Ancestry.com is my good medicine.

I make mistakes, too. Here is the comment I added to that image, with that individual.

There are so many “procrastinated” tasks that need attention. I’ve felt so handicapped without a reliable phone. So I forced myself to make a phone call to Jitterbug Customer Service. Their recorded voice said there is an extended wait period due to Covid related employee shortage. So I visited the website and filled out a form. Here is the message I sent at 1:30 PM.

I have been very sick for two months and haven’t had the strength to call and complain. #2: For **MANY** months my smartphone has been WORTHLESS!! It will not hold a charge. I paid $40.00 to a phone repair shop for a new battery (about a month ago) and the new battery will not hold a charge. I was planning to phone Customer Service but only 9% battery and the recorded voice said an “extended wait.” I doubt that I could complete a call. I’m 86 years old and I’ve had Jitterbug for eight years for the 5-Star feature (but I haven’t used 5-Star). Perhaps a year ago, I purchased the “wearable” device but it is unusable because of phone battery not holding a charge. It is so frustrating to have service devices FOR AN OLD LADY and they are not available in case of an emergency. I live alone; I don’t have family to help me. What do you suggest I do with your inoperable devices?? ~~ Lorraine Edwards, account # #######.

Seriously, I’ve worried about the limited reliability of the Jitterbug phone—as sick as I’ve been. I’d hoped the “wearable” would be available (hanging around my neck) but it relies on a connection to the Smartphone. Here’s an earlier blog message when I was “crying the blues.”

National Pizza Day

Homemade (by Lorraine) stew. (But, I’d rather have pizza.)

It’s my medicine (it’s my addition to Ancestry.com).

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I spent an hour outdoors yesterday, riding the three-wheeler and getting sunshine and fresh air. My coughing and sneezing got extremely worse after that outing. Confession: I feel miserable!!

‘Round and ’round I go. Nine hours at the computer and no end in sight!! I have that proverbial tiger by the tail and I can’t let go. “One more here, and one more there—while the details are fresh in my mind.”

I was not happy with information I documented yesterday. I’ve just spent four hours searching, and documenting, John M. Jackson. My data is incomplete but (hopefully) obvious errors have been corrected.