The Jones Family Chart

Back in the mid-1980s I did some research on my Jones ancestors...those of you who've researched family roots can appreciate that when I hit my great-grandfather, John Leonard Jones, Jr, I was done. The problem is not finding John Jones, it's that there are so many John Joneses that you don't know which one is the right one!
Anyway, I recently did an update of the family chart. I don't have it complete by any means, since some of my cousins now have great-grandchildren. But I'm working on it. If I can figure out how to post a multi-page pdf on my blog, I'll put up my results.
In the meantime, there are at least 114 direct descendants of my grandfather M.D. Jones, of whom an even 100 are still living. My Dad is the only one of his generation still living, and one brother-in-law, Wade Martin, plus my Mom, are the only spouses of his generation still living.
I know that there are more family members for whom I don't have names, birthdates, etc. so watch for an update!

April Fool's roof

Some of you know that I'm trying to finish building a combination woodworking shop/storage building down in the woods behind my house. It all started about a year ago when I got a real deal on some 3/4" plywood from Matthew's neighbor.
After quite a bit of work, I now have the four walls completed all but the plywood on the framing over the door openings, and some other minor small plywood 'patches' where walls join, so I'm hoping to get some help from some friends and get the roof trusses that are now stacked in the yard installed, the roof decking bought and installed, and shingles in place. My target date is to get the trusses up by April Fools' Day and the decking/shingles in by the next weekend.
The building is 12'x20' with 10' high walls inside, so it's going to give me a good bit of room. Hopefully enough storage that I can dispense with one of the storage units I have rented right now. That saved monthly rent will pay for the cost of my materials for the building in a year or so!
I've been trying to download pix from my new phone, but haven't managed to do so yet. When I do, I'll have an album of pictures of the building to show everyone.

Haven't stopped blogging, I've just had...

ISSUES!
Namely, my home computer and blogspot have been having an ongoing feud, and I can only post from work. I don't have time at work to blog, so there you go...since January.
One thing I'm trying to finally get done is to finish the combo storage building/shop out behind my house. The floor was done last fall, and over the winter, the walls have gone up. To be done with the outside walls, I have only 2 more 8-foot wall panels to nail in place (they're odd widths, or they'd have gone up with the framing like the complete 4'x8' panels. Then there are a couple of areas over doorways to finish, and a couple of narrow strips where walls join.
Then of course, we have to raise and place the 11 roof trusses I built (and the 2 end ones have to get their 'skins' of plywood. After that, just getting 4'x8' panels of roof decking up in place, nailed on, covered with tarpaper, and the shingles done...not much left to do, right?
So later I'll post photos of the process. Listen out for hammering!