MOSTLY MY FAMILY

A narrative on my search to find my family history detailing steps I have taken to find my ancestors. Then, finally realizing that the best resources might be the people I am closest to.

This article is about my family's Christmas Traditions.

This essay focuses on my thought process. Why do I think the way I do? Who has influenced me and why? I focus on my background and my family.

Author/illustrator John Lavernoich tells about the holiday season and what it means to his family.

Preparing for a natural disaster is something everyone can do. Even so, sometimes it's impossible to be prepared for everything. Our family has learned a few things to keep us secure, but mostly, we've learned when to get out of the path of a hurricane!

When and if murder touches your family, what path will you take?

My husband and I have learned to be creative and cut corners since the recession hit our home.

Infant reflux is not fun for anyone in the family.

Alex Haley was right; even if you can't find formal records, every family has oral traditions, stories with little bits and pieces of information that might take you where you want to go.

Runs through personal history with Toyotas and what makes them such good cars. Adds a few family facts about various Toyotas owned, why they were kept for so long, and what made them work.

Lessons I have learned doing genealogy research with online resources.

Restaurants my family and I enjoy going to in and near Cleveland, Ohio.

Lupus takes a variety of forms. A strange disease, lupus attacks pretty much any body system and causes it to work against the body. My mom has lupus that attacks the connective tissues. Hope is found in sharing stories and experiences.

This is my story. My family has been great, but may never be comfortable enough to talk to me about my experience. I want them to know.

A quick look at the article by Susan J Wells, Are You Too Family Friendly?

With Television and video games it may be hard to get your family off of the couch and into the yard. Here's some tips I use to keep my family fit and active and out of the doctors office.

Four of us in our family took Lipitor for different lengths of time. We all had some side effects that were disturbing.

Since organic food is the least likely to contain harmful ingredients and preservatives, I try my hardest to use mostly organic foods for my family. Maranatha Almond Butter is one of my favorite organic foods.

MRSA was always something I believed to be an infection that wouldn't happen to me or my family. I had heard about it, but mostly about people who were in jail, or on a big sports team, or something to that effect.

What does the 4th of July mean to you? Are you extremely patriotic and it is all about celebrating our freedom? Or are you more oriented toward just a fun day off of work? For me, the 4th of July means a celebration with my family.

My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the first grade. This was upon the suggestion of his teacher and mostly for behavioral problems

I swore I would try to really like my family home over this Thanksgiving holiday.

This is a little piece about the Thanksgiving dinner my family celebrated last year.

This is how our lives are with this insidious illness my mom is enduring. Each of us is trying to cope in his or her way, but it's not easy.