Kayleigh said:
Ah, well, I don't really know very much about mine, either. My great-grandparents are the farthest that I really know about. The others [relatives that go far back, like great-great-great grandparents and stuff] I've seen pictures of, but I couldn't tell you their first name.
Ohh, and I would like to see a picture of it, if you have any! ^_^; I have some too, though I'm not really too crazy about the idea of posting pictures of me when I was younger, lol. But I have some of the dolphins, though you can't really see them, and the fort.
Ah, that must be kind of hard, lol. But still, you can still bond with them even if they do speak a different language!
And wow, that's neat that your grandfather was interested in art. I might can find some pictures drawn by my great-grandmother. She mostly painted; she painted a lot of really pretty pictures. My mom has some, and we hang them in our house. They're just too big to scan, lol.
My mom does a lot of geneology about our family, (it plays a part in our church) and learned a lot of cool things. One of our ancestors is even mentioned in the Bible!
If you compared my height to my sister in each of the pics, you'd be shocked hehe....
When we went to St. Augustine, my sister was almost a head taller the me. In my more recent pic from the Miami Seaquarium, I'm almost a head taller then her hehe...
I might be able to post one, if I'm ever able to get my scanner up! I keep forgeting to mention it to my dad. I'd like to see your pics, if you ever get the chance!
It is! We try to work ways around it, but because of some family problems, we don't get as much personal time together as we would like.
I was starting to wonder where my sister and I got our artistic side from, (because, honsestly, my parents aren't exactly the most artistic people. You should see some of their drawings! My mom's are really funny hehe..) until my mom mentioned what she did about my grandfather.
About your grandmother, it's really cool that you're able to hang her paintings around your house! It must feel good to be able to say, "My great-grandmother painted that!" if anyone should ask about them.
Scan? Oh, I don't need to see them, (though it would be awesome!) I was just curious as to whether you still had some of her old work. I wouldn't risk damaging an original!
I know how you feel 22sa. I know my parents very well, but I really don't know anyone outside of my immediate family in depth. It's been really hard for me to learn about my past, but through my parents, they've shown me. I say, take it one step at a time. Once you get to know your parents, they'll be able to pass on their knowledge of the past to you.
