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To: JenB; HairOfTheDog; 300winmag; g'nad; Prof Engineer; msdrby; RosieCotton; ecurbh; Ramius; ...
Oh, and in other news.... with Tom coming home Jill got news today from her aunt (dad's sister) that one of her cousins in the Air Force was deployed to Afghanistan last week. So, I got another family member I'm sending care packages. Will be making a run to WalMart tonight to build another package.

Ya know, you divorce somebody - but you just don't always divorce the whole family. And this aunt of Jill's is still a good friend of mine - I still think of her as family. And her kids still feel like my nephews. Last time I was up there they still called me "aunt."
1,688 posted on 12/14/2003 5:27:54 PM PST by Wneighbor (See Hobbit Hole Post 1262)
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That's such a great way to be!

My grandparents on my mother's side refuse to mention each other, to be in the same room with each other, or anything. I can't imagine what it was like for my mom growing up, but it does make Christmas uncomfortable....

Afghanistan, huh? Nasty place to be this time of year.
1,693 posted on 12/14/2003 5:35:20 PM PST by JenB (26 Days Til EntMoot)
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To: Wneighbor
Oh, and in other news.... with Tom coming home Jill got news today from her aunt (dad's sister) that one of her cousins in the Air Force was deployed to Afghanistan last week.

Hey, this is our first zoomie on our list. Now all we need are Marines and Navy. We have to work harder to collect an entire set. :)

I'll have the next ten knives engraved by Wednesday, and will send one to you right away. If you have any of my Aviation Weeks left, he might find them more interesting than our Army guys. I'll be sending some more old magazines shortly, too.

1,704 posted on 12/14/2003 6:33:29 PM PST by 300winmag (Photon Micro-lights: the next best thing to the Phial of Galadriel)
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