Greetings and Salutations, Fellow WikiTreers!
It's been a very busy holiday time, and it's winding down finally, but one last holiday approaching - my anniversary. 32 years ago my wife graciously said "I do" and our lives have never been the same since then. We made it through the Army, the Gulf War, two children, several apartments, two homes, multiple jobs, probably about a dozen pets, and now our first grandchild. It's been a wild ride, and it's only just begun. Looking forward to the second half of our life as empty nesters and grandparents and hopefully one day - retirees.
We did pack up our Christmas decorations reasonably early, so beyond that, we can now get back to the home renovations of some sanding/painting of wall, some baseboard work, and some bathroom tile work. Tomorrow will be extra busy, as my brother-in-law moves apartments, so I'll be up bright and early to grab a moving van and get him shuffled off to the new place. Not looking forward to carrying furniture down the steps from his old place, but his new one is a first floor one, so hopefully I don't trip, fall, or otherwise manage to do something stupid or my wife might kill me if I'm laid up for our anniversary. We'll see how it goes.
From a genealogical perspective, I've been busy with Tanya Roberts' family, Friz Freleng's family, E.C. Segar's family, and still managed to squeeze in a few Fulkerson profiles in. We're up to Fulkerson-2809, so my aim to complete Fulkerson-3000 by my birthday (April 16) seems feasible, but will need some work. I came across a line that looks like everyone decided to marry their first cousin for a few generations, so there's a lot of twisty windy relationships there that I suppose are just a bit of the way it was. I try not to judge (too much), but by today's standards, that's a bit awkward knowing what we know now about genetics and the increased risk of birth defects and such. Not much can be done about the past, I suppose, but hopefully we learn and do better going forward
Anyway - stay safe everyone and remember, it can always get worse (whatever "it" is).