1.   And over it all is a past that has laid siege to every sanctioned notion of what a family can or should be.

2.   And the jam-packed gift shop contains as many books, toy soldiers and coonskin caps as any family could possibly want.

3.   After mulling the possibility a bit, he concluded last week that his family could not survive such an ordeal.

4.   Even in situations where families can depend on hired help, there is no such thing as smooth sailing.

5.   For nearly three years, Annie and Lee and her children have circled one another warily, trying to decide whether this newest family could endure.

6.   Once the world stops mourning, the families can.

7.   So, hospice workers did what the family could not.

8.   That loss nearly did what his entire family could not.

9.   That angers some current residents who think poor families could ruin property values, increase crime and crowd school districts.

10.   The salient point is that if Lucy and Ethel here can successfully make tamales, so can your family.