GlossyVeneer

Kevin’s oldest brother lives in Hawaii. Brother #1 and his wife decided that they needed to take a trip to the “lower 48″ this summer. So they’re packing up their four kids and flying over to the mainland for a couple weeks.

When Kevin’s second oldest brother heard this, he and his wife decided that they needed to pack up their four kids and drive to the western US from Oklahoma to see Brother #1 and family.

And this of course, got Kevin’s older sister thinking that her four kids needed to see their cousins.

(Remember, I told you his family takes their reproductive rights seriously?)

All of this travel planning made everybody come to the conclusion that we needed a family reunion. So with 6 people in Brother #1′s family, 6 in Brother #2′s family, 5 in Brother #3′s family, 6 in Sister #1′s family, 2 for Kevin and me and 2 for Sister #2 and 2 for Kevin’s parents, that makes…

(Counting on fingers, hang on….)

29 persons. 15 of which are 10 or under.

All of Kevin’s siblings thought the best way to do this reunion would be to rent a giant cabin somewhere so we can all stay together.

Kevin’s mom called last night and he was talking to her about the options. She found a couple different places and she wanted his thoughts on the rentals. She said that people would probably have to bring sleeping bags and air mattresses in order to have places to sleep. Kevin told his mom that we might just get a hotel room for the two of us, just because there would be so many people there and we don’t own sleeping bags or air mattresses anyway.

Her response was, “We’d like it if you stayed with us. We’re all aware of Jill’s space requirements, but we think we’ve found cabins that will accommodate that.”

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?

Physically I don’t take up a lot of space, so I’m guessing that it isn’t a reference to my size. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m not overly gregarious or outgoing with them. But they all seem basically like strangers to me. I feel like I know some of you better than I know them. So I am usually pretty quiet, but I don’t think I’m stand-offish or anything.

And if they’re going to be “aware” of any “requirements” I may have, I want them to be aware of my internet access requirement.