Follow Friday: This Week’s Favorite Finds

I’m back!  Real life has been crazy lately.  My husband’s year at the Sergeants Major Academy is winding down, which means all kinds of functions, parties, and events. Since about 99% of the people I know will be moving within the next month, I see my calendar opening up considerably this summer.  I also have a vacation to Washington planned in late summer and I’m bring along my Flip-Pal to scan everything I can get my hands on from any relative who is willing to share.  We’ll also be making two passes through Salt Lake City, so I’m hoping that I can talk my husband into stopping there.  Not sure how keen he is on waiting in the van with 5 kids on a hot summer day though.  Wish me luck!

On to this week’s (ok, maybe a couple of weeks’) favorite finds ..

• Fiance Investigation League at Leaves for Trees
• My Trip to Ellis Island: Those Places Thursday at Heritage Zen
• How crazy is too crazy to make a will? at The Legal Genealogist
• An odd fellow-missing World War I and Family poses with baby on dead dog at Family Archaeologist
• The Art of the Handcarved Gravestone at Family History with the Lineagekeeper
• Just the Hint of a Smile at Marian’s Roots and Rambles
• Legacy Cruise Vacation Compendium at Genea-Musings
• Lowell, MA Library (Genealogy Section) at Life From the Roots
• The Joy of Holding History in Your Hands at A Sense of Family
• Uncle Delbert: The Boys Go to War at Nuts From the Family Tree
• Evil step-mothers and other silly notions at DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog
• Citizens of London: Sgt. Schwartz and WWII at the other Climbing My Family Tree

And a few pictures to share…

Yes, this is an actual picture of me – I’m usually behind the camera instead of in front of it.  I went to a military ball last weekend – one perk to having a husband in the Army.  How many women can get all dressed up for a formal ball once a year?

Anyway, I was going to slip quietly out of the house without a picture.  My oldest daughter had something to say about that though.  She actually said “Mom, someday you’ll be gone and I won’t have any pictures of you!”  How true!!  I suppose I need to get in front of the camera a bit more, for the sake of my children and descendants.

I had the opportunity to take some pictures at  a wonderful local cookie shop this past week.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  They’re almost too beautiful to eat.  Almost.