ARFIS?!

I finally know what I suffer from. I emailed my uncle a question that I had about some ancestors that I was trying to find. Included in his return email was a warning about a disease called ARFIS. After reading the definition I have concluded that I suffer from this very disease. I am not sure if it makes me a nerd, weird, or what. The disease is called ARFIS and this is the definition.

ARFIS (är΄ fis), n.

Ancestral Research Focus Impairment Syndrome.

1.     Pathol. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous discovered genealogical links and characterized by frequently jumping from branch to branch while researching a family tree.

2.     Alt. Pathol. also known to cause afflicted individuals to lose track of the passage of time due to intense concentration on the investigation of heredity history.

3.     Usage:

§  ARFIS prevented me from identifying all the siblings.

§  I’m sorry dinner’s late, my ARFIS was acting up.

§  I’m so tired today.  I was up late with ARFIS.

§  What fire?

[2010-11]

It gave me a good laugh. I laugh not because of how ridiculous this sounds, but because of how true this fits my life at the moment. I am just glad to know I am not the only one to suffer from this. :)

Orange Juice and Family History

I have two addictions in my life right now. The first is Orange Juice. I love it!!! I might have had two bottles today. There is just something about a nice cold glass of orange juice and the great thing is that it goes with almost any meal.You can have it for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, and even in between those meals. :)

My second addiction is Family History. I don't know what it is about family history but it has taken over my life. I spent all  night one night this week just looking up names and trying to find connections. It is great to learn where you have come from and to remember those that we truly owe our very existence to. So this summer I will continue to drink my orange juice and do my family history and I WILL love every moment of it. :)