Life is Good!

Life is good! Easter is this weekend and so is General Conference! My father is recovering from quadruple bypass surgery. Both Tyra and Caleb have internships in New York over the Summer! Johannah is increasing her talents by learning Tahitian dancing and performing in public. Tyra was awarded with a 3rd place trophy in the National Latin Ballroom Dance Competition. Nathan is dating a fabulous girl, Emily and I have her phone number ;) . Josh and Andrew also competed in the National Ballroom Dance competitions. Kate has read the whole Frog Princess series (7 or 8 books). And the twins can drive.

I have been teaching 3 classes this semester. Best students so far! I have also been involved in developing a 10 month Mentoring course for ICAPGen. In addition, I teach 3 of the monthly classes which are geared towards helping a person prepare to become an accredited genealogist professional. I am involved in the National Genealogical Society national conference that will be held in Salt Lake the last week in April. I will be teaching one class, coordinating the "Ask an Expert" area and creating the ICAPGen Booth displays.

I am excited about a new series that recently aired. It is called, "Who Do You Think You Are?". To watch past episodes go to : http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are .

ICAPGen Conference

This past weekend was the ICAPGen Conference that we have been planning for the last year. The theme was "Becoming An Excellent Genealogist" and was held at the BYU Wilkinson Center. We offered 50 classes in 5 different tracks. The attendance was just at 170. The conference was a lot of work but very rewarding.

ICAPGen stands for the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. This is a non profit organization which offers credientials after rigorious testing in a geographic area of choice. I am accreditated in U.S. Midwest. I am working towards another credential in U.S. Mid Atlantic. I hope to be ready to submit my application in January or Feburary of next year. I am also working towards a Spanish credential, but not quite ready with my project yet.

Josh went to Sadies this weekend too. This is a girls choice dance and he has been excited about it for a while.