The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Sometimes I'm so impatient....I ordered the Flip-Pal mobile scanner for my birthday last week and it hasn't arrived yet. I placed the order on Thursday.  When I came home from work to find no package, I called the company's toll-free number to check on my order.


I spoke with a very nice customer service rep who verified that they do ship USPS, and that orders placed online take about one day to reach their shipping department.  So, that means the earliest they could have packed my order was Friday.  Then with Veteran's Day being a mail holiday it was probably delayed.  I shouldn't panic until Monday or Tuesday.....not that I'm a panicker!


It's really my fault.  I could have ordered it sooner...but I was afraid to pull the trigger because I didn't know if we could afford it.  I wanted it bad enough, so with my birthday coming it became my birthday present.


I have big plans for using this mobile scanner, and can't wait to try it out.

Veteran's Day

Thank you to all veterans, in peacetime and in war, who gave of themselves so that others might be free.

Source: Caisson at Arlington National Cemetery, photographed by Travis LeMaster 30 April 2009

Wednesday's Child: Stuber Infants

While searching the Family Search beta site, I located the death certificates of the infants of my maternal great aunt and uncle, Clarence Leroy and Vera Delphene (HALEY) STUBER.


I had previously known that they had a stillborn child, but now I realize how sad it must have been for them to lose two infants.  The first death certificate, November 9, 1915 indicates a stillbirth, while the second, June 6, 1918, indicates that the baby lived for 6 hours.


Elden Merl STUBER was the name given to the second child.  The first infant, a son, was unnamed. They are buried next to their paternal grandparents, Henry and Martha STUBER in the Spencerville Cemetery, Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio.  Thanks to a Find A Grave researcher, I was able to request photos of their tombstones.


Their parents, Clarence and Vera, were married February 14, 1915 in Jay County, Indiana.  Clarence was the son of Henry and Martha (________) STUBER.  Vera was the daughter of Eli Weldon and Cora Belle (METZNER) HALEY.


I cannot imagine the grief that they must have felt losing a child.


Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.