Are you Family?

I've been busy on the phone with Sprint (oops! Embarq) for several hours trying to determing the problem with Granny Mac. It seems that I had an inferior modem that had to be replaced. I was on the phone with them yesterday and they promised that a technician would be here this afternoon. Alas, he showed up as planned; however, he was unable to correct the problem with the modem, so he installed a newer, somewhat improved (I hope) model, a 660, DHCP, for anyone who knows what this little box is. Anyway, after a few hours of waiting, talking, providing information about Granny Mac, etc., my internet popped up! I was advised to take Granny to the doctor and perhaps get her upgraded and freed from clutter. That, I plan to do in the very near future.

Today has been family reunion day, something I enjoy and something I don't enjoy. I do enjoy seeing these distant cousins and meeting new cousins while being asked, "Are you family?"; I enjoy hearing some of their old stories; and, I especially enjoy eating some of their old-fashioned cooking. I don't enjoy the waiting around for all the important late-comers to arrive; I don't enjoy the lateness of the meals (eating 1 hour later than planned); I don't enjoy having the meeting after the meal when everyone is so full and getting lethargic; and, I don't enjoy the disruptive or rude children (these 2 were probably 10 years old) whose parents are allowing them to stand in chairs, bang on doors, mess with the church's organ, and leave entrance doors open time after time (Perhaps if I were not in charge of the new fellowship hall, I would not have been so nervous about this). Once a year, I'm sure that I can forget my "mean" senior ways and allow children to be children. The odd part is that I'm a very lenient person who believes in allowing freedom of expression; nevertheless, I believe that respect for people and property has to be taught and enforced. Overall, though, it was a very nice day. The two best things are: first, there will soon be a family history book published; and second, I don't have to worry about taking charge of our church's new fellowship building for another year.