A few weeks ago I quoted Donald Miller's blog on point 5: Serve one another and announced that I was going to contact everyone in some way in the family. This I have done mostly in some fashion. I felt a sense of accomplishment. Just looking at the facts, Maam (as Sgt. Joe Friday used to say on Dragnet):
I have contacted most all the family by email but done it not as a group and most have responded and told me about their plans. This includes Britt, Carole Jane, Bailey, Beth, Allen, Rose Marie, Jim Cooper and Leigh. I have talked by phone to Catherine. I have sent cards to Brad and to Pam. I have FB Amy Galemore an sent congrats on getting her Masters. I have also emailed Suzanne. I made a date for a Fox concert in St. Louis and invited all the nieces who live in St. Louis. Betty Ann, Susan, Sara and I went up for it; we invited Janice, Britten, Julie and Leigh but all said that they had other things to do. We actually invited Jamee to drive up with us and meet Janice there but she could not go. She said that she could not leave her parents but Janice had an office party that day.
Then the next day, Sara and I went to Charleston, ate lunch with Betty Ann and went to see Julia and Joker and had a nice visit. We tried to see Betty but she was not at home and we tried to call her. We left chocolate covered cherries for her on the porch.
So, no matter, what the responses, I do feel that I have done, this Christmas week, as much as I can do to show that we are family. I feel that Daddy and Mama would say to me, "You've taken a step--now give them a chance to take a step--and then take another step--no matter what they do! And yes, I went to see Jennie and I went to see Annie with presents!
Merry Christmas!
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