Tuesday already?

I didn't get much done yesterday, and have only worked in fits-and-starts today.  Still, the "guest room" got cleaned just in time for it to get messed up again!  Meg and the children are coming down late tonight so we can go "cemeterying" in Putnam County tomorrow.  She is seeking the final resting places of her ancestors as part of her genealogical research (which has been phenomenal, by the way).  It is supposed to be a pretty day, so we should have fun as long as the children's moods hold up.

In spite of all, SOME things are getting done.  One of my ham friends is doing maintenance on my lawn mower.  (He did it last year, too.  New spark plug, air filter, oil change, sharpened blades...etc.  This year has a new problem:  the gas tank had a crack in it which leaked gas every time I mowed last year, causing me to worry that it would blow up.  He found the crack and has found a source for a new tank--for free!  Mike is also my oil-changer and general nagger about things I SHOULD be doing with my car, since it has over 100,000 miles now.  Thanks, Mike!  (I should also mention that Mike has a nose for finding restaurants with good crab-leg deals.  He treated me on Friday.)  Yum!

The cemetery searching tomorrow is for pictures of gravestones for Meg's website.  She has done an absolutely excellent job!  The gravestones are for her father's side of the genealogical tree, made somewhat easy by the fact that they went to Putnam County and stayed there for many generations.  The most interesting story is the murder of Pearl Bryan.  This would be a cousin on Grandma Helen (Bryan) McNary's side of the family.  Apparently the murder took on legendary proportions.  There are ballads written about her murder, etc.  We will find her grave tomorrow!

It will be a late night tonight because the grandchildren may not be able to sleep once they get here.  I'm on vacation.  I don't care!