Vacation from blogging is over!

Just can't wait to share photos and good times from my vacation but first I have to get caught up and back in the swing of things.

Tomorrow I'm excited to begin teaching a class for fellow teachers entitled "Math Through Knitting". Before I left two weeks ago, I wrote a reminder to all teachers taking the class, however, today when one of the gals came to me, so excited and wanting to show me her supplies, it was replaced by a shocked look on her face when I said, "Oh, does that start tomorrow?" I must admit I am still "hanging loose"! Tonight I have had to pull everything together, E Zimmerman books, different needles and yarns to share, a sample of their beginning project, yada yada. Thank goodness I had the class all planned and the handouts ready to go!

One BIG surprise upon my return was this email:

Good morning.
 
I am a member of the Addison (VT) Historical Society, and

live in home constructed by Dr. Prentiss Dana Cheney here 

in Addison in 1833.  You may know that Dr. Cheney was a 

physician here in Addison.  Dr. Cheney's life and home is 

the subject of the Historical Society's February 
meeting.
 
Any information you can provide would be appreciated.  I 

have included a recent photo for your curiosity. 

Do you have any information about Dr. Cheney's role, if any, 

in the War of 1812.  I have found some references to his 

having fought at the battle of Plattsburgh aka Lake 

Champlain, but no confirmation from federal military 

archives.

The good DR. was my Great-great-great-grandfather! I 

NEVER imagined that his home would still be standing. WOW! 

I think a trip is in order!