Greetings to all the new Clan members! We're glad to have you!
I've been reading the newest posts trying to catch up. WOW the DNA topic is on fire. I'm giving serious thought to going back up to Lynn Indiana and wrestling my cousin to the ground and taking a swab for the test. He is the son of a son, of a son of a son, of a son of my brick wall R.W. Thompson. Couldn't get any more direct than that eh?
Sister Sue is ready to go to the AZ Games in the spring. I can't wait to hear about it. She keeps muttering about men.....kilts.......bagpipes........kilts......... Next thing you know she'll be reiving greater Pheonix. Hmmmm might be fun at that..............
My Gaelic lessons are coming right along. Among the many phrases learned, I can order drinks in a Pub (important skill), food in a restaurant(to offset the drinks), ask about family(which I hear is the national pastime in Scotland) and make plane reservations (handy for those times when a fast get away is needed, sans cattle).
My next step is to visit the local Gaelic group that meets once a month in downtown Asheville. That will be the test of my skills for sure. It's one thing to listen and speak in the privacy of your car during the morning commute another thing entirely to make yourself understood by others. I will say though there have been mornings when I've woke thinking in Gaelic, just a sentence or two but there none the less.
Now to start saving my pennies for the trip to the mother land!
Hope everyone's Holidays are Grrrrand and I'll drink a toast to Clan Thom(p)son on New Years Eve!
Slainte!
Your coz,
Sherry