Well I started off laughing at (and relating to) all the lessons learned from searching for our ancestors, but by the time I got to Jack J's anecdotes I was losing the will - afterall I've read quite a few of my ancestors death certificates-maybe I'll just end it all now!
Incidentally some lessons I've learnt are that; I'm not organised at all (but I need to be).
That hindsight is a wonderful thing. (Why didn't I ask my Grandma and G-Granddad more questions and write the answers down?)
I've learnt to cut and paste and to retrieve photo's and scans from files I never knew I had.
I've learnt to ignore the kids when they're hungry and I'm about to have a "breakthrough" (yeah right)
I've learnt a new meaning for the word FRUSTRATION!
But, like you've all said we're still here coming back for more. I'd love to find just one cousin or relative, but its looking less likely.
Michelle
