Yup...a mother's lot!
Charlotte has a wonderful school project that is due for completion in a couple of days...and I am doing the hackwork for her. She has done all her research, roughed it all out and I am typing and putting stuff together whilst she and everyone else in my house is sleeping...good Mummy I know
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This is a major research project based on 'who she is'...4 components; a visual family tree that includes not only direct ancestors but all relatives she can identify (our combined families are MASSIVE); an interview with a family member comprising at least 12 questions about the person...we have a piece of living history - my Auntie Alice who has just turned 98 (lived through the Great Depression and WWII). So we skyped Auntie Alice and the whole family spent an hour huddled around the laptop together whilst she told us just about everything she could remember - sensational!
Next up is to discover a family secret - we have one; a biggie! Mike's mother was adopted and she was never told...this was discovered several years after her death...and we are still somewhat shocked for her that no-one ever had the decency to tell her so.
4th part is a dossier file "Who Am I"...info all about Charlotte from birth to now; plus hopes, dreams, future aspirations.
She is doing a sensational job; has spoken to many relatives and has researched her little heart out...so now Mummy has to step in and take a little of the load...man I'll be tired by this afternoon though.