Sandi Chats

Let's take a vote...who doesn't absolutely love watching reality TV shows, Rehab Addict and Fixer Upper? I love both of those shows and the way they take a fixer upper and make it into a home of beauty and comfort. Both those shows get me inspired to make some changes and give me ideas for future renovations. Now there are some things you have to know before you get involved though.  1. Renovations cost money. Both these shows address finances to some degree but it's always their pain and not my personal expenses so I'm always game for doing whatever looks good regardless of the cost. I feel the pain a little more personally when it's my checkbook that is groaning. 2. On both these programs, the house is not being lived in while the renovations are being made. And living around a remodeling mess is more trying than you can imagine.  3. Each program only lasts an hour (including advertisements) and the project goes pretty fast, and the carpenters are in and

My recent preoccupation with Pinterest has led me down some interesting bunny trails in the last few months. When I started a board for genealogy, I had no idea it would grow like it did, and it has led me to some interesting places. When I first became interested in genealogy, like around 2004 or 2005, I avidly researched and drew up a family tree chart and tried to fill it in as completely as possible. In the last 7 or 8 years I have been able to add very little new data to our family tree. I was beginning to believe I had exhausted my resources and made all the discoveries I was able to make. Enter Pinterest board for genealogy! It now has 146 pins, many of which I have yet to read, and more are being added daily. I finally decided I needed to actually read some of those pins. It was like buying books but never reading them. In the reading of one pin, I discovered a FREE website called FamilySearch.org . It is hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints w