I'm on vacation with part of my family in Hawaii and we're all staying in the same house. Everything is soft, warm air, ocean and sun. R. is here, and his daughter and grandson, and one of my daughters and her family including her stepkids, (one stepdaughter just flew in from Austraila) and their families plus my daughter's teenage half-brother and half-sister, (my ex-husband's kids) who flew in from England.
So there are seventeen of us (including one baby) under one roof. I thought this would be the makings of a wonderful essay: all the complications and drama of blended families and the strange generation lines due to the divorces. Grace who is seven years old is the aunt of Lucy who is also seven years old, and Sian who is thirteen is Grace's aunt. And Nick who is thirty-one is Grace's brother. William who is fifteen is Axel's uncle.
You'd think all this would provide story and drama to the week, but here we all are, happy as clams.
Stay tuned.
The gang leaving LAX:
Sounds like heaven!
Posted by: JoniB | July 21, 2012 at 06:29 PM
Sounds like the family I grew up in....if you leave out the Hawaii part.
Posted by: Denise Emanuel Clemen | July 21, 2012 at 09:14 PM
Enjoy. You are blessed. Loren
Posted by: Loren Stephens | July 22, 2012 at 08:59 AM
I'm with Loren - you are blessed when it comes to family - extended as it is.
By the way, got your book the other day - look forward to utilizing!
Have a great vacation.
Posted by: Nancy Grillo | July 22, 2012 at 06:01 PM
"just take notes!" :)
Posted by: Barbara | July 24, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I am taking notes - at least writing in my journal but pretty dull stuff. (Beautiful weather, blah blah blah)
Denise – :)
Posted by: Barbara | July 26, 2012 at 01:12 PM