Yep, that one wasnt a typo lol. Running around, playing games like an 18 y/o who doesn't have a broken back. Very worth it, just don't feel like doing much moving today haha.
It was really great getting to see everyone again yesterday. Some of those people I hadn't seen since I was a child. I told everyone that I was very grateful they came, some came from 2 states away. Having funerals be the only time you see and catch up with the events in people's lives is getting old. One, the dead person doesn't do much talking so they aren't much fun and two, the mood is always sour which also isn't much fun. I figured this might be a better way to connect with those you don't get to see on aregular basis.
Even though there was alcohol there, everyone drank responsibly which for one particular branch of people at that family reunion is nothing short of miraculous.
Speaking of miraculous, the weather had been calling for a 60% chance of rain all day, including heavy T-storms. My wife, myself and our children did lots of praying that God would give everyone a nice day and show compassion to those who had travelled from far places just as He had for those who were following Him from afar and were hungry. He heard it prayers because, other than one rain shower that lasted all of 5 minutes, it was either sun or clouds which have everyone shade. He is too generous and I very grateful to Him.
Many family photos were taken. I hate family photos.
"Smile!"
"I don't want to smile. I want to go back to playing the game I was having such a good time at!"
"SMILE I SAID!"
"Why don't you smile and leave me out of this picture!"
I don't like pictures. If the way a person's face looks like is worth keeping them I'll keep it in my head......most person's face apparently aren't worth remembering to me cause I forget then quite quickly with my terrible memory lol.
However, all that rant done with, I know my mother and wife and Aunt love those things and they were so thrilled to have those pictures with everyone together. It makes my, apparently slow beating heart, cry with happiness.
Another thing was selling all the children, of which there were around 50+ here, mainly younger 13 and under, running around the 7 acres, playing hide and seek, swinging, jumping on the trampoline, playing fortress in the hayloft of the barn, beating each other with sticks, playing 4 square, running after chickens, picking said chickens up by the tail feathers (yeah, we won't be getting eggs for a few days LOL
) and generally just laughing and having a great time was wonderful to see. Normally at a park they run out of things to do because there is only so much. They have the swingset, maybe a water area they can run around in and that's it. They can't even run around much because the parents, responsibly so, don't want them out of their site because of idiots in the world. Here, the parents could relax knowing nothing improper was going to happen to their children which made the parents enjoy themselves much more.
All in all I think everyone had a good time. I don't do the FB thing but my wife does and she said that many people were posting on there about how they would like this to be a yearly thing. Well, see what next year brings.
) pounds, 3 kids, Spina Bifida, etc and I’m more like 120s/80s with a heart rate in the 90s now.
Everyone deserves a day or two like that every so often. Glad you had yours today!
Aren't you worried about child trafficking laws? Even the moral issues associated with it? 
