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“Grumpy” because I planned to go grocery shopping but it was a cold, rainy day. Yesterday, I made my plans but today I abandoned them. I alternated between the easy chair—wrapped in the Slanket—and the computer. I’m composing stories and creating images, in an effort to steer folks toward the correct information. (Exercise in futility?)

You’ve read my complaints about the change of format documentation on Ancestry. I don’t know whether “they” returned to the old format or perhaps “a fluke.” When, unexpectedly, I had the “old format,” I tripled my time and energy documenting extended family members. Here is an illustration.  In one day I added one-hundred-nineteen individuals plus adding sources to dozens of individuals already established in my database.

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It has been a long day; I’m weary. I’m walking away from the computer (at 9:00 PM). One-hundred-forty-eight added today plus adding sources to dozens of individuals already established in my database.

Look at all the duplicates. Careless documentation–by Ancestry subscribers–is so frustrating to this researcher. ~~~~~~~~~~ I reached 82,000–in my Ancestry database–early in the day but documentation (image) had to wait several hours. Residents of this RV Park were decorating with Christmas lights. I’m the unofficial “check the strings of lights” person. Gratefully, it was an indoor job because it is”too cold,” outdoors, for this wimpy old lady.

Cold weather, chilly-cold old lady, lack of sleep. Yours truly alternates between the computer and the easy chair wrapped in the Slanket (blanket with sleeves). ~~ It’s a delight when I link families in my tree. See how the relationship changed after a few “hints” from Ancestry. Regrettably, many subscribers to Ancestry “copy” from another tree rather than search for sources. Currently, I’m involved with another “janitor” project (cleaning up messes).

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Postscript @ 5:00 PM: A ray of sunshine on a drab, cold day. By adding a few “sources” (a few “hints”), the relationship changed.

The news reported that Kari Lake lost her bid to be the governor of Arizona. That makes me so sad!! ~~ I went to bed early but could not go to sleep. Repeat: “Weepy and weary”!!

Ancestry made a major change in the way we document information. In my humble opinion, it makes documentation more complicated. I’ve learned all the features, during the years, and consider myself an expert. If I am struggling… how are other subscribers managing?

I have hundreds of surnames in my Ancestry  database; I have big trees and scrawny trees. I love “climbing the family tree” but find myself having to limit my time because the new documentation format is so stressful.

This blog message—and the previous one—will be deleted when someone comes to my rescue and shows me how to document “the old way.”

When nationwide results of the election were displayed on TV, I saw the name “Mike France.” There was a branch of the “Frantz” tree that changed the spelling of their surname. I searched for a connection… but did not locate the names of Mike’s parents. With that information (parent’s names) I might have determined Mike’s ancestry and determined if he is a cousin.

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Climbing a ladder and climbing a tree (the “family tree”).

The bright lights are bulbs that were an extra purchase. I didn’t realize the “extra” bulbs would outshine those that came with the patio lights.

Last year, on two separate occasions, I purchased patio lights. It was an extravagant purchase because each set cost $40.00. Recently, I saw the same lights as clearance items and they were $3.99 each. I purchased both… Timers were, likewise, clearance items and I purchased all six—at $3.12 each—and will share them with neighbors when we decorate (before Thanksgiving) with Christmas lights throughout the RV Park. Last year, similar timers (dusk to dawn) were $30.00 each.

“Little Chicken” (a play on words) ventured out today. I’ve lived in Waco for almost three years and driven my car less than three hundred miles. In 2020, I got hopelessly lost trying to locate the local polling location. (Eventually, I went to the Elections main office downtown.) This time, I was fortified with a hand–drawn map. It was a total of seven miles, round-trip, and approximately half an hour, total, away from home. Yes, I wore a mask. (The Covid pandemic made me super cautious and that caution still lingers.) I was wearing a T-shirt with the image of the American flag; I was wearing a red sweater.