Relatives in Canada

When I was doing the housework today I started thinking about something that my mother told me a few years ago when I discovered some black and white photographs from Canada.

She told me that I had some relatives in Canada. She had lost touch with them. I did not bother doing anything about it then.

I phoned her up to ask for some details. Sadly she is not very well at the moment (both she and my father have been suffering for the last month with various bugs) What did did tell me was that My Great grand Aunt married an American soldier after the second world war and moved across to America.

She was a little vague after that. I think because she is not well coupled with not knowing a lot. But what I have to assume from that is that they had children and at least one of them or maybe even a grandchild moved to Canada. My grandmother and my great aunt went to visit relatives in Canada.

My mother was in touch with a cousin but she sadly lost touch with her.

If I manage to trace them I am not sure that they will be able to help us move across but it does not matter as I think it would be good to be in touch with relatives there. I also think it would be interesting to know more about my family's history. I know very little about it. My upbringing was isolated from most extended family network (apart form one set of grandparents who moved to be close to us)

My partner told me that he also has got relatives in Canada. I have told him that it would be good to get in touch with them as well.

I have asked some questions on a forum and I have got some helpful replies as well as some good links.

Now I just need to start working on tracing the lost relatives. I will have to wait until my mother is feeling better before I as her for some names. But I think this could really funky.

New Year

Well 2009 is here and I am getting ready to plan out what we need to be able to move.

I was ill during December and as I was lying there I suddenly thought that there was no point even trying moving to Canada as it was not going to happen. I took me a while to start getting my confidence back as every time I thought about5 moving the self doubt would start.

I was also really busy in December. Along with being ill I have go so much cleaning to do it is not funny. I have to completely declutter the whole flat. I have got too much junk.

I am feeling much better now and I am getting ready to look at what I will need to do so I can start to make plans.

May the force be with me.