News Scoop - First Family Reunion Post

Wow, I think I'm the first one to get something on my blog. Well Motherrocker did make a small post...but I'm the first with some great content.

Actually it's going to be some real quick content because I'm going out of town tomorrow about mid-day for business in Chicago. These crazy trips happen when I plan something way in advance then something else comes up on short notice. It is just way to too expensive to reschedule a pre-existing trip that is on a non-refundable fare.

OK here are some fast impressions on the Wife's Family Reunion III

• It was really nice to be at the local of Living in the Sticks. There is a lot of land. The kitchen has everything you need. And of course her DH has every tool, device, motor vehicle, etc. you can imagine.
• Styling with RM looks radiant as her wedding (on $10 or less) approaches. I got to spend a lot of time with Hubby to be Andrew who is a wonderful guy in spite of the fact that he cannot do anything in a kitchen...having him help in the kitchen is like tying a hand behind your back...SRM should never ask this otherwise wonderful person to ever do any food prep
• Fabulous to have most of my own brood around even if the Pulisha family was going nutzo from lack of sleep in their camping accommodations - Note to Stacey for three years hence - we's city folk, really, really city folk
• Sharing two showers with 25 people brings out all kinds of bizarre strategies from everyone to ensure getting ones ablutions done and retaining sanity
• MR looks great doing welding - hope to have a picture from Wife to provide proof
• Everyone commented that Wife is really getting the photography thing down as the family pictures where done in record speed
• ANOTHER PIG ROASTED - YUMMMMMMMY
• Note about difference in family values - Two of Wife's sisters kids, who are very into the out of doors and camping etc. can't look at the raw or the cooked pig. All my kids and grandkids could barely keep themselves from looking. In fact C, Pu's oldest, comes over and says, "Can I touch the pig?" She does. "Can I touch its ears?" She does. "Can I touch its eyes?" She does. When it was cooked it was MR and I who launched in and dismembered it but with C there cutting the meat up into small pieces (and Andrew gnawing on the head - for real!)
• HOMEMADE ICE CREAM - YUMMMMMY
• I even played soccer for 15 minutes and didn't split my incisions or die of a heart attack.
• Todd's camper that is bigger than some and nicer than many houses - awesome!
• Taking Living in the Sticks, her daughter in law, Stacey, to Iron Chef Michael Symons restaurant with John the Armenian and MR and Wife for lunch after things finished off on Monday - Really cool. Hope MR writes about the food.
• Miss Dukes and her cousin J squealing with laughter for over an hour each evening as their push slaves (John the Armenian and Tim de Buffalo respectively) pushed them non-stop on the swings.
• Miss Dukes and J giving each other a big hug when they were leaving (awwwwww). Can't wait until they get together again at Xmas.
• Getting home with no problems even though we had a two connection return flight.