My Family

Since I'm spending the weekend with my family it seemed appropriate to talk a little bit about the wonderful, crazy people that make up my family.

Of course it starts with my parents. Married for over 40 years I talk about Mom and Dad on here a lot. They're the rocks that hold this group together, and of course, where it all started. They are our shoulders to cry on, a listening ear, sometimes a stern talking to and always our encouraging cheerleaders and wise advisers. We always know they're praying for us and ready to offer a helping hand or a warm meal and a place to crash whenever we need it.

Johnny is the oldest of our crew. He and Christine have been married for almost nine years now and have blessed our family with the addition of 7 year old E, 4 year old A and 2 year old M. These kiddos are the light of our lives and we all dote on them. Johnny's the typically overprotective big brother who still watches out for us and always will.

Cassy's next. Always an ambitious, driven person she has a heart of gold but still likes to tell us what to do. She keeps us on track and is typically the one jumping in to organize events and put things together, which I have no idea how she does that with her crazy busy schedule but she's amazing that way. And in every other way. She's a pretty incredible person all the way around and we wouldn't know what to do without her.

Benj is probably more laid back then the older two. He and Ashley have been married for 7 years now and we're so grateful to have her be part of the family. They're jokers but that just keeps things fun. Both in sales they're people persons and that means that they're pretty good at understanding the in and out dynamics of this crew. A useful tool with this many people together.

Toby joined our family as a teenager but he's as much family as those of us born into it. Legally he may not be a relative but any of would happily fight someone who tried to say he wasn't our brother. This year he brought his Ashley along and she's been a joy to get to know. Toby and Benj are the same age, just a few weeks apart, so it's been like having twins and the moment that they get together the laughter is sure to follow!

And then there's me, the baby of the family but you all know me already. So there it is, the crazy group that make up some of the people that I love most and always enjoy getting to spend time with. That's what makes this such a fund weekend! Hope you all have as great of a time as I'm having!