It's Called The News

I've been a bit quiet lately, but I promise there is a reason and it is a good one. As everyone knows, October is a crazy time for me and this year will go down in history as the most intense Family History Month to date. Besides the typical mayhem, I was a bit late in finishing some of my new lectures for the month. Okay, I'll be honest. I finished writing some of my lectures the day before I presented them. Considering I am not a procrastinator and hate working against a deadline, this was torture for me. My excuse for this odd behavior is the eight-week Genes program that I developed with the fabulous Peggy required new lectures every week but I am extremely proud of this program as Peggy and I managed to keep thirteen teenagers engaged in genealogical research for a two month period.

The final week of October was even more intense due to my parents visiting, which was wonderful but obviously emotional. I had also been trying to get everything organized for hubby and I to visit New Jersey for a research trip. Hubby lived there until he was six so he wanted to visit his hometown while I did courthouse research for his Polish ancestors. This was a case study for one of my January lectures, but Hurricane Sandy decided to cancel our vacation by forcing New Jersey into a state of emergency. This all worked out for the best because hubby and I spent our entire vacation finishing all of our outdoor projects instead.

Among all these activities, I managed to fit in time for a job interview. Yep, you read that correctly. The thing I've refused to discuss openly for the past few months is now making an appearance on my blog. Of course, the job interview was the day after my parents left, so mom and I did practice interview sessions while they visited. And the interview was the same day I gave one of my new lectures along with being the final session of the Genes program. I won't deny large amounts of caffeine were consumed through the day.

But all the chaos of the past month has a grand finale ... I am the new assistant manager of The Genealogy Center!