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February 28 We Come From Many PlacesWhen I think about where we come from and where we wind up, I am reminded of my husband's father who left Scotland in his early 20's to search for his place in this world. One morning, he left his homeland and walked down this lane, never to look back. He never saw his parents again. He made the trip back once in his lifetime and saw one of his sisters. How that walk down that lane changed his life.
He settled in Pennsylvania and found a woman whom he would spend the rest of his life with and would have 5 children with. She was of German descent and first generation American.
My family is a Heinz 57 type. We are talking Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England and probably others. We come from many lands, but have been American for many, many generations. I am told that I am a "Daughter of the Revolution".
If it were not for the Heinz 57 in me, our children would be 1/2 Scottish and 1/2 German. However, with my Scottish blood, they are probably more Scotch, than anything else. That's the country, not the drink by the way.
Now, we await our first grand children...two baby girls from China. We will truly be a Heinz 57 family now. Do they have Heinz 57 in China? They will soon! Our family grows and we become more diversified than ever. We are the beginning of a beautiful rainbow! February 23 What is a bunny to do?Last year, the week of Easter (Holy Week) our daughter asked if we were up to a grand parent task. Of course we gave an emphatic "yes". The task was to find Easter Baskets for the darling grand children we all hoped would arrive long before the next Easter. I thought we would have no trouble finding the Easter Baskets that I had a vision of in my mind. I couldn't describe it, but I knew I would know it when I saw it. However, I forgot that by this time, most baskets would be long gone. But, off we went shopping. I found exactly what my mind was looking for at Cost Plus World Market. They were perfect...pastel colors, little bunnies or chicks stenciled on the side. And, there were lots of them. The only problem was...they were in all sizes and not one size came in "twos". How could we buy one small one and one large one? Now would that be fair? So, we bought them in all sizes and I went about sending my husband off to a nearby city to check out the Cost Plus' there. No luck. So, 3 baskets in 3 different sizes found a home on the shelf in a closet.
Recently, I found two baskets with cloth liners in two different colors. Not exactly what I had in that picture in my mind, but close. Today...I went back to Cost Plus to see if there were any like last year. Nope! BUT...they did have some really cute ones. I couldn't resist. I bought two again. This time the same size and they are different colors with little eggs hanging from them. Still not the ones I loved from last year, but getting closer.
So...now what do I do? I have 7 little baskets for two little girls. I am thinking that the Mommy and Daddy to be will have to make the decision on this one. It is simply too much for this Bunny to decide. All I know for sure is that the two little girls that will collect Easter Eggs in these little baskets have already captured our heart strings. Bless you little darlings where ever you are. Love, Po Po and Gong Gong |
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