The Schmidt House

It has been years. Yes, really years since I have posted last. I was so relieved to find this blog still here waiting for me to come back to visit. I have done a lot of thinking over the past few months about who I am and where I have come from after my dad passed away. So, I think I will take this time and this outlet to explore that. Where this was once a place where I documented every day as it unfolded I will do the same with the stories that come to me. Hopefully I will stick to this and use this as a conduit to many different things. I will be back. I hope. So good to see you again old friend.

Hello long lost friend. It has been awhile since we have seen one another. Stopping by the page seems familiar, but so foreign. The last time I blogged it wasn't in Google, when did that happen that when you post it is like you are writing a letter? Change happens.  Well, I am going to try to make this part of my routine again where I can share my stories, thoughts, and observations on life.  Stay tuned...

But then again it should be just like riding a bike - right? I laughed at the last post and the last sentence stating that I would be starting a new role @ work.... That was the last anyone has heard from me and quite rightly it has been a ride for sure. I am still in the role and things are going well what an 18 months it has been. In fact tonight when I was talking to my dad on our daily evening chat he actually said: "You know kiddo it is a small miracle you got that thing on track and have survived." We will leave it at that and hopefully this is the start of this outlet again because I feel like something has been missing to calm the chaos. Nothing like a little purge...hope to talk soon.

today was one of those days that from the moment we were up we were going...to sports, sports and more sports. started the a.m. in blaine with allie and her mg team, they won both games. she wasn't very happy with how she played, wished she had some do-overs. the high school coach said that she has to DOMINATE this year and think that is top of mind. she wants to dominate, but that also means that she needs to get the ball which still isn't an easy feat in 8th grade basketball. getting easier, but i swear girls don't "see" the court. oh well. it will come. she went 8/8 from the line, so that was very positive. little man had two baseball games and what a two games they were. he went 7/7 from the plate and was on fire. he was so proud and most of all confident. no funks. which is such a good thing. back to the daily routine tomorrow, oh wait, today. must get to bed. have just accepted a new role at work, think it will be announced tomorrow - start that new adventur...

and I don't think that I like it very much. Gone are the days of holding my hand, saying goodbye, and telling me how much he loves me. I know that under the tough guy exterior he still wants to give me a hug, tell me loves me and he really wants to tell me I am the best (and only) mom he has ever had.

I have always been interested in genealogy - I know it is really looking back, not forward, but there is much to learn about yourself from the ones who went before you. Over the past 15 years or so I have been digging into my family history, back when you would have to go to the local LDS library and start looking through microfiche. Let me tell you it was very frustrating and you would have to often times go to the small towns and dig through years of newspapers for one little blip telling you that Mildred luncheoned at Mamie's house last Tuesday noon. Was not for the faint of heart of fairweather tree hunters. Over the past 3 years of so Ancestry.com has really hit it out of the park with all of the changes they have made with their site. They actually make genealogy kinda easy and at your fingertips, how great is it to have a PDF of a 1840 US census at the click of the mouse. I currently have 859 people in the Galarneault, Hulett family tree and add more every day. It is...

Almost two years ago I had a post entitled, "Empty" . It was about my grandmother's home in Aitkin. I visited the post today and it took me back to how I was feeling when I wrote it - the house was empty and so was I. Well my friends, empty no more. My dad just purchased the little house and I couldn't be happier. I know it isn't on a lake or a river, but it is perfect just as it is. It will be our little retreat in the middle of lake country and most of all it is the setting of some of my most beloved childhood memories...now we will be able to have our children make their own memories. Oh, btw it is open to any blog friends who would like a "in town" north-woods retreat.