Geno 2.0

For the past 15 years, Eric has been telling the kids that they are Native Alaskan.  I'm not sure if this was his attempt to confuse them, protest demographic questions, or brainwash them into thinking they qualify for college scholarships, but he's been telling them this for years.  

As an early Father's Day gift, I purchased a genology kit from National Geographic to prove, without a doubt, where his ancestry genes originated 1,000 years ago.  We aniticipate Scots-Irish given the last name McConnell.  But the neat thing is that it will also tell his percentage of Neanderthal as well as a complete health analysis.

When I logged on, they were running a special with $50 off per kit and free shipping.  I couldn't resist and bought one for myself as well.  I'm expecting a lot of German heritage, but since I'm female with only x chromosomes, the test will only confirm my maternal ancestry.  

The test involves a simple cheek swab, so it's painless.  After taking two samples each and mailing them off, the 10-week processing time begins.  We should get the results back just in time for Eric's birthday.