We had a great Christmastime with my Mom’s family. There are 12 children in my Mom’s family. Every (except a single incarcerated son) single descendant of David Miller (my Mom’s dad) was there: Grandpa, Grandma, uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, etc. There was 54 of us. Most of them slept at our house. (Yes, we are blessed with a good sized house.) We had an incredibly good time.
One of my favorite portions (beyond staying up with cousins til 5, 4, and 3 AM on various nights) was discussing theology and politics with my uncles and cousins and Grandpa. I have an illustrious raft of uncles that include: a professor of philosophy, a holder of multiple degrees (Bachelor’s in History, Bachelor’s in English, Master’s in History) from multiple universities, two former missionaries, a holder of a Master’s of Architectural Design, an RN, and a pastor who is the head of the Hispanic branch of the Nazarene Church of the United States. We discussed this issue, along with Romans 13, welfare, Hillary Clinton, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, Intelligent Design, fine tuning, irreducible complexity, Behe, global poverty, and many other topics. It was awesome!
Update: Katrina had fun with cousins too! *grin*
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January 1st, 2006 at 8:15 am
funny, i typed in catlett va to find a store that might send a basket to a friend who just lost her friend and all i got was you, so do you know a store in catlett that is open today that could deliver a basket for a home funeral get together since i cant be there?
January 1st, 2006 at 9:19 am
Catlett is a very small place. There isn’t a place that does baskets or flowers. (Well, there was, but it closed.) As for flowers, Generations (540-439-9301) in Bealeton does gorgeous work and they are just a couple of miles down the road. As for gift baskets, there are a number of options, all just a tad further away. There’s an establishment called A Complete Basketcase (540-439-1196) located in Bealeton; I’m not sure if they do gift baskets or just empty baskets. They would probably be worth a try.
January 5th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
Hey, your Christmas sounded like fun. I would have loved to be a mouse to listen to your conversations on politics etc….. it all sounded very interesting.
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