Mother Of Eleven
Another opportunity arose for me to spend time with Mia and I jumped at it even though it meant getting up earlier than normal and driving the hour and a half in the fog to get to her house.  We have fun!
Among other things (and I mean a lot of other things), we played store, where I was the store owner and Mia was a mother shopping for her children.  She shopped in the family room and her bedroom bringing items for me to "hold while she shopped."  Finally, I just had to ask.
These are a lot of gifts.  How many children do you have, Mrs P?
Her response was nonchalant.  I have eleven kids...five girls, four boys, one baby girl and one baby boy.  (I still wonder why the babies are not counted in the girl/boy count.)
And so, the small mother of eleven 
placed her children's gifts under the Christmas tree.


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