Well, our big winter storm only resulted in a small glaze of ice on Sunday, and then it rained late that night and melted it away. We were lucky and didn't have any problems. Now there's a chance of snow this weekend, and in the meantime it's very, very cold. This morning when I left for work it was 16°F. And it's supposed to be cold like this for the next 10 days. Winter is back!
One of my Christmas gifts was an Ancestry DNA kit. I sent off my sample last month and I just got the results back this weekend. Here's what I learned:
There were no real surprises except possibly the 6% from Denmark.
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Interesting! I guess the Denmark connection is very closely connected to your Northwestern German ancestry. Apparently no Yorkshire blood in your veins, though, as I imagine Neil is going to point out :-)
Anyway, I'm glad you didn't suffer any power outtages or other problems related with the icy storm. I don't know what 16F is in Celsius and am too lazy to look it up, but I hope you'll be keeping warm and cooking lots of nice crock pot meals and soups - winter's comfort food!
Stay warm and cozy and safe, Jennifer!
What a fascinating mix. (And what a fun gift.)
-8 Celsius!
I thought my dad's side was 100% german and very surprised with a strong Scandinavia showing. I attended a class that explained all this with European History lessons. My dad's mom's side is Mennonite and they were driven away from Scandinavia where they were shunned, ostracized and persecuted for their religious beliefs starting in the 1500's. They migrated to Germany which wasn't much better. My ancestors moved to Pennsylvania and then Ohio. I am not sure I ever studied European history.
Those Ancestry kits are fascinating, aren't they? Even when there are no surprises, it's fun to see where you're "from" and in what percentages.
Now I want to get an ancestry kit myself!
My brother started doing that and started discovering long lost relatives all over the world. Have fun!! Oh, and we got 10m inches, and Howie, it turns out, is not a snow dog.
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