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Date Posted: 07:32:48 09/07/02 Sat
Author: Merilyn
Subject: Re: A little about me !
In reply to: Vera Konold 's message, "A little about me !" on 00:20:15 09/07/02 Sat

>I have met Barb and Merilyn - through email - and I
>also "stumbled" across Linda - do you remember - Linda
>?
>Herbert (my dad) and Cassie Smalley Macdonals were
>brother and sister - dad being 7 years younger than
>Cassie - then Ernest was younger than Dad.
>I am from Dad's second marriage - his first wife -
>Mary Kilpatrick - died in child birth - and shortly
>after that Eva 2 yr. old died. Dad had Norma (the
>infant) Maddy about 4 and Herbert about 6. Dad came
>to USA - met mom who had just arrived from Sweden -
>and was teaching at the Cranbrook Institute of Arts
>and Science. They married and had Ivan, me (Vera),
>Dick and Ray. I was born in Pontiac, Michigan. We
>all moved to Chicago - and Wilmette - a suburb of
>Chicago. Some time when I was very young we lived in
>Maine and Woodstock, N.B.. I don't have the dates or
>much info on those times. If anyone knows anything
>about my past - I would appreciate learning it.
>We visited the Smalley farm and MacDonald farm just
>about every summer - throughout my childhood.
>Jim and I live In Roseville - a suburb of the Twin
>Cities, Minnesota. We have 3 children - 8
>grandchildren - 2 great grandchildren.
>We have been to India twice on a missions team - we
>being the musical part - Jim plays sax I play piano
>and we sing. We visited colleges- schools played for
>banquets - many places in India. We do the same here
>in the states.
>We have been to Euraope several times - once to
>northern Sweden where mom was born and raised until
>she was about 27 years old.
>I must let you run and get a drink of water - and take
>a deep breath -- will continue later -- I would love
>to hear from all of you.
>The last time we were in N.B. was two years ago -
>visiting Norma - in Fredericton. We have been to
>Alberta visiting Maddy and Don - and family twice -
>within the last 2- 3 years.
>I am so happy to get to know some more of my relatives
>-- I will be looking forward to reading more posts
>from all of you. It's so good to have you all in my
>life.
>I love you - each one ..
>Vera
>jvkonol
d@msn.com
Glad you got on. Everyone has to bring more people to the page. What fun we will have. When we are all on, we'll create a short list of rules to live by. Example, must have a Subject that will identify the content and start a second message if subject changes radically.

My family have been on a page for quite awhile. We don't let anyone correct or critisize spelling. We have a lot of young kids around the country that are getting onto it. The last thing they need is an English lesson! We do get annoyed when they imply no one should be reading the message except one cousin -- they should be emailing instead. That's about it for rules. I also have heard complaints when someone uses the page to sell Amway or other products but it doesn't bother me personally. Maybe those messages should be kept to very short and only one "commercial" per product.

Gotta go. My beloved Auction calls me.

I'll brag about that in another message!

Merilyn

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