Branching Out

When I finally cracked open an eye just before noon, I heard the sound of rain dancing on the roof. You know what that means, don’t you?

PJ Day!

I had big plans to tackle projects today, honest I did, but it’s so hard to get motivated when it’s cloudy and raining. I instead surrendered to the foul weather and laziness. We’re talking a REALLY slothful day … the kind where you move half the refrigerator into your bedroom, pick up the television remote instead of a good book, and park for hours. Fortunately, my day in front of the boob tube didn’t prove to be totally worthless.

I don’t really remember how I came to enjoy genealogy, but have been tracing my lineage for years. When I learned I could watch via On Demand five episodes of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, I settled in for the duration. The shows afforded an up-close and personal look inside the family history of several celebrities: Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith.

Because this type of undertaking is so involved, my own research had been put on the back burner. The series, however, has rekindled my passion for documenting the lives of my ancestors. I have no doubt that there are new buds and other wonders just waiting to be discovered while climbing the branches of my family tree. I’ve got the inclination; now I just have to make the time to focus on it.