tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post9087046032376660115..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Family Reunions, another taste!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44675154010870132512017-07-02T10:10:26.658-04:002017-07-02T10:10:26.658-04:00To: Hank. I need to pick your brain about growin...To: Hank. I need to pick your brain about growing up in IN in your first decade. Research for a MG novel which takes place in 1958-59 in Fort Wayne IN. This was a fun blog post, Lucy!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283064190423696280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30769792910143609112017-06-30T21:51:36.136-04:002017-06-30T21:51:36.136-04:00How wonderful, Roberta! I love the gatherings you ...How wonderful, Roberta! I love the gatherings you shared. We're off to a week long reunion on the Hub's side in July (we do this every 3 years - although election fall out has caused some family members to refuse this year - first time ever) and my family is more sporadic since they're all in New England, I warn them when I'm coming and we cram in a day of eating and chatting around holidays, birthdays, etc at least once a year. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55436738185991631562017-06-30T14:27:58.674-04:002017-06-30T14:27:58.674-04:00Great summary, Lucy! Hallie, please do join us!Great summary, Lucy! Hallie, please do join us!Susan Ceruleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895347568193665247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11113563824977255822017-06-30T13:40:53.247-04:002017-06-30T13:40:53.247-04:00Two of my sisters are especially artistic and have...Two of my sisters are especially artistic and have drawn some of the t-shirt designs, but we also use www.customink.com, which I highly recommend. I'm not being compensated for that plug; they really are the best!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-689672307625901522017-06-30T13:20:39.553-04:002017-06-30T13:20:39.553-04:00That's wonderful to be treasuring your mother ... That's wonderful to be treasuring your mother while she's around. Our second family reunion, for John's 100-year-old cousin, was also in Columbus. It's a terrific city! We walked all around the river district and then had lunch in Germantown. I was very impressed with your city! Have a great timeLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30177066957932719332017-06-30T13:20:20.220-04:002017-06-30T13:20:20.220-04:00I hope the surgery goes smoothly, Ann, and you'...I hope the surgery goes smoothly, Ann, and you're waited on hand and foot!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73555081823299628272017-06-30T13:19:33.113-04:002017-06-30T13:19:33.113-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22992858903105798532017-06-30T13:18:38.463-04:002017-06-30T13:18:38.463-04:00A treasure hunt! That sounds like fun Ingrid, as d...A treasure hunt! That sounds like fun Ingrid, as do the T-shirts. Is someone artistic in your family?Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40610510706651817632017-06-30T13:04:23.536-04:002017-06-30T13:04:23.536-04:00So many fun family stories! My family of birth wa...So many fun family stories! My family of birth wasn't very close. (I started to call us dysfunctional, but even that seemed like aggrandizement. We just weren't close.) My husband, on the other hand is one of eight children. His family has been a delight to marry into. His father was an only child, but his mother was one of three. Now at 89 she is the only surviving member of her generation, including spouses. So not only her own eight children but her eight nieces and nephews as well tend to revere her. <br /><br />That side of the family used to have a reunion every few years, but for about five years now, we've been having a reunion each summer. There's just such an acute awareness that she is the last one standing and that we don't know how long we will have her. So the 2017 version is coming up the weekend of July 7, here in my fair city of Columbus, Ohio. They are a loud, lively, hard drinking, wisecracking group. Feelings sometimes get hurt in the banter, but fortunately no one holds a grudge. I'm really looking forward to it, even though I know there will be significant moments of pain-in-the-keister. One thing I know: it won't be boring!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287668710473508335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77451744976468480972017-06-30T12:30:37.202-04:002017-06-30T12:30:37.202-04:00My mom and I ordered the t-shirts for this year...My mom and I ordered the t-shirts for this year's gathering just this week, and word is that some of the nieces and nephews are working on their badminton game! The treasure hunt is still in the planning phases, as is the menu. My only wish for this year's reunion is cooler weather than last year and no rain!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80042550065858195032017-06-30T12:21:30.335-04:002017-06-30T12:21:30.335-04:00LOL Hank – it's hard to imagine you came out o... LOL Hank – it's hard to imagine you came out of that family! You are definitely competitive but very very nice about it and that's a great combinationLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37172482601710349522017-06-30T12:20:10.980-04:002017-06-30T12:20:10.980-04:00 Yes knock wood you got her genes. So glad you ma... Yes knock wood you got her genes. So glad you managed your get together without any major spatsLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15962379200048726172017-06-30T12:18:06.818-04:002017-06-30T12:18:06.818-04:00Debs! I think you should have your reunion in Tasm...Debs! I think you should have your reunion in Tasmania. And I would like to come too if you don't mind...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51895101469388286292017-06-30T12:17:00.693-04:002017-06-30T12:17:00.693-04:00Good luck with the surgery Ann, and definitely don... Good luck with the surgery Ann, and definitely don't overdo it! You don't want to go back in for another round…Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87801071870494814812017-06-30T12:15:11.870-04:002017-06-30T12:15:11.870-04:00Figuring out when to take a break is definitely pa...Figuring out when to take a break is definitely part of the art of handling a big family!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15943856021255176052017-06-30T12:14:30.257-04:002017-06-30T12:14:30.257-04:00I can't imagine what she thought, coming from ...I can't imagine what she thought, coming from Japan with no English. She was lovely thoughLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16017009926398319912017-06-30T12:13:03.347-04:002017-06-30T12:13:03.347-04:00Cora Lee! Sounds like your family has figured out...Cora Lee! Sounds like your family has figured out the best way to handle a relationship LOL. We were lucky the only Kerfluffle was pitching a fit about the genealogy chart!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43169966587002156312017-06-30T10:28:01.516-04:002017-06-30T10:28:01.516-04:00Ann, sending good thoughts for your surgery!Ann, sending good thoughts for your surgery!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54402005875064811332017-06-30T10:27:52.230-04:002017-06-30T10:27:52.230-04:00Oh! I want to be in your family, Roberta! That sou... Oh! I want to be in your family, Roberta! That sounds fabulous. On one side of my family, we would just be competitive. On the other side of my family, well, we would just be competitive. And I don't mean charades. :-) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47535401673640656092017-06-30T09:28:12.525-04:002017-06-30T09:28:12.525-04:00Southern Canadian grew up about 100 miles South of...Southern Canadian grew up about 100 miles South of the US/Canada border in WA. <br /><br />Will light a candle for you on Monday.. hopefully not a birthday candle for the neo babe. Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31356355460325420432017-06-30T09:22:29.944-04:002017-06-30T09:22:29.944-04:00Roberta, your family looks like so much fun! As op...Roberta, your family looks like so much fun! As opposed to mine, which puts the "fun" in "dysfunctional". <br /><br />We just had a reunion of my mother's family a couple weeks ago, the first in 26 years. I was skeptical that anyone would show up, since the cousins doing the invitations had made some unusual choices: hand-written invites (by the lefthanded cousin, and not very legible), one per "family". So I received one, but not my three adult daughters; apparently, I was meant to share with them, except I couldn't read that part.<br /><br />However, we ended up having a fairly good showing for such a slapdash affair, and now have a start towards organizing the next one. And of my 43 first cousins, the two who have always been my favorites were there, and we got to spend a lot of time together. Bonus: nobody got into a fight, or even a spat, and the food was amazing. <br /><br />My mother, at age 87, is the oldest living member of the family. She was the middle child of nine, and is one of only four still alive. She's also one of only two without dementia. Knock wood.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71698594524568434582017-06-30T09:16:14.222-04:002017-06-30T09:16:14.222-04:00Gigi, that explains why two of my daughters are al...Gigi, that explains why two of my daughters are always to eager to cook something! <br /><br />Ann, good luck on your surgery. If it's a girl, I'm sure we'll find out about it on the national news. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81019460787326644202017-06-30T09:12:47.597-04:002017-06-30T09:12:47.597-04:00Years from now children of the family will insist ...Years from now children of the family will insist there was a mysterious part of the family that never showed up on the genealogy charts. LOL<br /><br />Love the family crystal! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14536172415424807632017-06-30T09:11:19.611-04:002017-06-30T09:11:19.611-04:00I hope your surgery goes well, Finta, and you enjo...I hope your surgery goes well, Finta, and you enjoy your day of Britbox and reading. I don't know about you, but I considered it a rite of passage the first time I was asked to contribute deviled eggs to a family feast. Only adult women prepared food. I had clearly graduated from the kids' table.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4634100958668650192017-06-30T09:09:36.389-04:002017-06-30T09:09:36.389-04:00Happy Canada Day!!!
Oh, Lucy, I'd love to hav...Happy Canada Day!!!<br /><br />Oh, Lucy, I'd love to have such a family reunion. But all my parents' generation on both sides are gone, except for one aunt by marriage. Two of my six cousins on my mom's side are gone as well.<br /><br />Our families have shrunk. My mom had three siblings, my dad had seven. But they only had my brother and me, and we each had one daughter. My niece has two kids, my daughter only one. I would love for us all to get together, especially as my brother is having some health issues. We'd cook and talk and talk and talk, and play board games, chase the baby, and my brother and I would assuredly make my dad's famous margaritas. Unfortunately we're very scattered. My brother and sis-in-law in Hobart, Tasmania, my niece and her family all in California, so we will have to our get together by Skype.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com