As the longest night of the year passes and daylight slowly begins to grow longer I find myself reflecting on all the changes that came about in 2005.
The elf-scribes were busy here at Sweere.org, slaving away behind the scenes in an attempt to make this site more user friendly and hopefully a tad more interesting for cousins come to visit.
A new gallery has been installed and I’m excited over how well it turned out. There’s lots of work to do yet in that department, what with all the pictures that need to be scanned, resized and captioned, not to mention the scores of those already digitized that just plain need to be sorted through. If you’ve sent any on, be patient. They’ll all turn up here in good time.
I’m sure everyone is as busy as I am, but rest assured I’m still waiting for you to browse your part of the family tree and let me know what you can add to what’s already there. I know you’re out there and I have the data to prove it! If you happen to have any old pictures of Gramma and Grandpa, I need a copy
The guestbook crashed when I tried to install an update, so a brand spanking new version was put in it’s place and it’s ready for everyone to leave a greeting. Get on over there and speak your peace by following the link up there on your left.
In the meantime, I got to visit with Dick and Wilma up in the cities and on that note, I’m slowly but surely adding data for the “North Dakota Clan” of Sweeres which I’m copying straight out of a thick photo-copied version of “Our Family Tree” by Verla Mavis Davie, who is the proud wife of one of that clan. Imagine how long it takes when so many families have ten or more children, who have children, who have children…whew!
The elves are wanting new t-shirts and hoodies for the new year, so designs for those are in the making as well. I won’t make much profit on them but a dollar or two saved for a rainy day might keep this show on the road.>
Speaking of which, there’s another link up there you can follow if you’re if you’re feeling the spirit of the season and would like to support the future of this website. Every little bit helps.
Blessings to you and yours in the year ahead…