We are mutts.

Jared has a school assignment to write about his heritage. The teacher attaches one end of a string to the students picture and another end is attached to a map on the country their ancestors came from.

For most students in Jared's class this is probably an easy assignment. His class is mostly Asian or Indian. One little boy is African American and a little girl is Egyptian. This area has a great variety of culture which is evident everywhere you go, including our own neighborhood.

Our kids have noticed this,they mostly notice that they are different than their friends. They don't have a second language, and they don't celebrate some of the holidays their friends do. Their school has a cultural night and it was amazing! They have learned a lot about other cultures and have wondered about their own. Today, Jared wanted to know "what am I"?

Well... we are mutts. Most all of our ancestors are from Europe. Between the years 1823-1890 most of our lines on the pedigree chart moved to the United States of America. They came from many countries including: Germany, England, Denmark, France, Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Whales and Norway. A few in Scotty's line had a shorter travel distance from Canada.

Anyhow, just an interesting piece of info we are working on around our house tonight!