Dear Family, 

It is that time of year that the family letter goes out to let you all know how things have gone this past year and bring some of you up to date on what has happened that you might not know about. 

I would like to start out by thanking Uncle Bob for his attempt to have a family reunion. He had no way of knowing that Aunt Hazel and Uncle Robert were on the outs and would bring dates to the reunion. Even then it would have been a minor thing to deal with if Uncle Robert had not of pushed Aunt Hazel’s date up against the Turkey cooker. (I guess you could blame Uncle Bob for that one as he thought the best way to feed all those people that were coming after the guest list got out of hand was to deep frying a couple of turkeys, nor did her think there was any harm in putting them both in the same fryer, nor was he aware of how terribly flammable Peanut oil was. 

I think we should all send a thank you letter to the Calhoun County Fire Dept for their quick response in putting out the fire. I am sure that it was just a quirk that the water from the hose hit the table that had all of the rest of the food on it and sent it into the neighbor’s yard. Moose, the neighbor’s dog, sure had a good time eating there for awhile until he got to the Raspberry Moose and something compelled him to whine to be let into the house where his afternoon of plunder decided to be recycled. On the plus side I am almost sure that the neighbors cannot sue uncle Bob. 

Aunt Grace got married again this year; for those of you keeping track this makes the 4^th time. She says she gets married because she likes keeping house and she has managed to keep the first 3 houses and rents them out, so she is well taken care of. This time her husband says it is forever and she agrees with him. I hope they are right. 

Uncle Morgan and Aunt Marge took a trip in their new RV in July. They are hoping for a quick settlement from their insurance company so they can get back on the road. At least now Uncle Morgan knows that when a sign says 6’6” it means it and the RV is 7’2”.  All poor Aunt Marge could say when she was asked about the accident was “Like a can being opened.” After that, there are tears. In Uncle Morgan’s defense I must say at least he was close. 

Uncle Al finally made parole this year, however part of his parole is that he stays away from Christmas parties and refrains from using copying machines without supervision. 

Cousin Grace had her baby in March, a healthy baby boy. I am told the ride to the hospital was without problems, unless you count the flat tire on the SUV they were in at the time. Cousin Frank says there is nothing in life like trying to change a tire with Aunt Grace screaming in the back seat of the SUV. She would have been in the front seat but she had gotten to big for it long before. 

I am hoping the rest of the family had a merry Christmas and will have a good new year.

© 1/16/2007 Tina C. Rice

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