Feb 1 to 14

Feb 1 to 7
Monday
A mixture of sun cloud and snow flurries today. We went and took the two dogs out for a short walk at noon. We then went grocery shopping as the cupboards were a bit bare! We started watching Season 7 of All Creatures Great and Small and continued watching the Stargate series. Digitized a couple of more music tapes. It takes a while but you also get to listen to the tape. Walked 10.4 Km.

Tuesday
A little sun today. This was my work day at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada book sorting group. In the evening I attended the monthly board meeting for the Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. In the afternoon I removed the Anti-virus protection program I was using on my desktop computer and installed the free Microsoft Security Essentials. I now have this on my two computers and it seems to work well. Walked 10.9 km.

Wednesday
Some sun. Worked on copying more of my music tapes into digital format. It is a long process. Younger daughter and her dogs spent some time with us in the late afternoon and early evening. We attended our Ballroom dancing session tonight. We were introduced to some refinements for the Fox Trot and Triple Swing. We now need to practice. Walked 6.6 km.

Thursday
Sun early in the morning. Worked on sources for my Kipp family today. I am working on the descendants of my g grandfather Benjamin Kipp. A lot of then went to British Columbia. Walked 10 km.

Friday
I am currently working on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. I have a lot done and now need to fill in the little items, which can take up a lot of time. Then I need to work on the syllabus for the Gene-O-Rama Conference which is coming up March 26-27. Walked 9.3 km.

Saturday
We looked after the old dog this morning. Hogan is a mix of Chiwawa and he is about 15 years old. He is much more active these days with a Sheltie as a dog companion. Walked 7.4 km.

Sunday
The weather has been good the last few days, with some sun a few flurries but cold. Worked on sources for my Kipp family today. I am working on the descendants of my g grandfather Benjamin Kipp. We had our youngest daughter and her two dogs over for dinner. We took the two dogs for a walk. They really enjoy that, except for the salt on the sidewalks. Walked 5.9 km.

Feb 8 to 14
Monday
Sun today. This week I am working on the latest issue of The Ottawa Genealogist, which is due at the printers about the 15th. We went to visit a friend who we are working with to plan a bus tour of the Mohawk Valley of New York in September. That took up the afternoon. Walked 7.2 km

Tuesday
Sun today. This was my work day at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada book sorting group. After work I took the bus downtown and spent a few hours doing some research at the Library and Archives Canada. I was searching out references to some original documents from the time period 1783-1790. My wife was there also doing some French Canadian research and at closing time we took the bus home together. Walked 11 km.

Wednesday
Sun again today. Haven't been skiing for about three weeks now. Any snow we have received is not enough to cover the ice. We attended our Ballroom dancing session tonight. We were introduced to more refinements for the Fox Trot, Triple Swing and rumba. We now need to practice more. I haven't had much time to do genealogy so far this week. Walked 9 km.

Thursday
Sun again today. Got back to looking up sources on Ancestry again. I have decided to work on my own family lines and also one of the other lines I am related too but they also do not have a paper trail. Also used the elliptical machine today. It provides a good 20 minute work out for me. Walked 7.7 km.

Friday
Some sun today. I went for a walk with my daughter and her two dogs today at a dog park. It was mid afternoon so there was hardly anyone there. Nice walk but a bit of a stiff wind. Continued working on sources for my Kipp lines. Spent the evening watching the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Olympics. It was great. The show was well done using Canadian ingenuity to talk about our country. Walked 10.7 km.

Saturday
Cloudy today. In the morning we went to a meeting of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa BIFHSGO to listen to a talk on Passenger Lists. Worked on some genealogy in the afternoon and also watched some Olympic coverage. Walked 6.2 km.

Sunday
Some sun today and a dusting of new snow. Not enough to renew cross country skiing. Today my wife and I went to church, at Christ Church Cathedral here in Ottawa. This afternoon and evening our daughter and her two dogs visited. We watched the Olympic coverage had dinner together and then watched more Olympic coverage including our first Gold medal on home turf, Men's mogul and Alex Bilodeau. Great moment! No genealogy today. Walked 6 km.