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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! TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://countingourblessings.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!214AA8087297843B!118.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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