December 2008

December 19, 2008

Just a quick update this time. Everyone should be getting something in the mail very soon…keep an eye out. However, there were a couple of folks we were missing; I don’t have a current address for Uncle Willard & Aunt Nooie and the last couple of things that I sent to Marc & Traci came back. If you don’t get something from us this week, this means I don’t have your address, so if ya’ll could get me your addresses, I’d really appreciate it.

December 8, 2008

Ok, we’ve got about a year before the next reunion so things are about to kick up. Keep an eye on your mailbox because you’ll be getting something from the reunion committee in the next couple of week that will give you more details about the big event!

We met this weekend and solidified the decisions;

· The menu is Po-Folks fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni & cheese, turnip greens, home baked ham and homemade desserts – bring your appetite!

· We’ll be decorating with old family photos, so if you’ve got any that you’d like included, get me a printed or framed copy and I promise you’ll get them back.

· I’ve made arrangements to get tours of the family homesteads on TAFB. We’ll need to know who’ll want to be going a minimum of 6 weeks before the date so that they can organize the transportation. I’m going to try to set up a run through to see the location and take photos (if allowed) so that we’ll know the restrictions as far as walking terrain, wheelchair accessibility, etc. However, please keep in mind that the tour is dependent on security issues.

· Also, we’re asking for volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

With the Christmas Season upon us now, as it will be at the time of the reunion, I started thinking about how lucky I was to have the family I did. Most of us grew up having everything we needed, most of what we wanted and we so fortunate, but as ya’ll know, there are a lot of families who aren’t so lucky so I had an idea. What would ya’ll think about collecting toys at the reunion and we can donate them to the local Toys for Tots? It wouldn’t be mandatory, if you don’t want to, that’s fine. Maybe we could start a tradition of doing this every year, even the year when we don’t have a reunion? Thoughts?

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." Anthony Brandt