Aussieflyer38 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Hi guys, Well I survived the mayhem -just, that comes with Christmas to a lot of us. Just to explain a little further. I have remarried some years ago, my wife has four boys and I have three girls, yep I can hear you now - the Brady Bunch. A little further down the track, this equates to twelve (12) grandchildren, so Christmas Day equals a gathering of .............well too damn many, hence the mayhem we almost have to hire a hall. Now to add to this, my grand daughter Aime just presented us with a beautiful baby girl, Sharon and I are now Great Grand Parents. It really is hectic and at the end of the day I'm totally b*ggered, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Oh, and I forgot to mention five dogs and four cats. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE Don 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wow, that is a houseful for sure Don! Good on you for managing it all Happy New Year to you as well! Cheers! Landon 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Sounds just like my family Don! Love every crazy minute of it too. 5 kids, 10 grandkids, 8 adults, various critters, and a good time was had by all. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Do you issue nametags? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wow Don, that sounds like quite a bit of recovery time will be needed. Best wishes Graeme 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 19 hours ago, boetie said: Wow Don, that sounds like quite a bit of recovery time will be needed. Best wishes Graeme About 364 days, I'd guess. We were never so many, but makes me think of holidays long past: Grandma, Grandpa, mom, aunts, uncles and six cousins and me. At Grandma & Grandpa's house, which was my home as well (Mom & I lived with them after my father died when I was two). I always resented it when my two years older cousin sat in MY chair in the dining room with the grown ups, and I was stuck at the children's table. Well, fast forward almost sixty years. That cousin is now the family matriarch, and I'm the patriarch. The last of the earlier generation passed away just over a year ago. The cousins have scattered all over the country, and even those close by have been out of touch. The grandparents were the glue that held the extended family together. So now, especially with Covid preventing get togethers with friends, holidays have been just the two of us. But, always a connection to the past: our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are served on the same china, and eaten with the same silverware that graced Grandma's table so many years ago. (I have the glasses too, but they are too fragile to use). So Don and Sharon, and all the Grandparents in our band of brothers, God bless you. Enjoy the mayhem!! Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Ken Q said: About 364 days, I'd guess. We were never so many, but makes me think of holidays long past: Grandma, Grandpa, mom, aunts, uncles and six cousins and me. At Grandma & Grandpa's house, which was my home as well (Mom & I lived with them after my father died when I was two). I always resented it when my two years older cousin sat in MY chair in the dining room with the grown ups, and I was stuck at the children's table. Well, fast forward almost sixty years. That cousin is now the family matriarch, and I'm the patriarch. The last of the earlier generation passed away just over a year ago. The cousins have scattered all over the country, and even those close by have been out of touch. The grandparents were the glue that held the extended family together. So now, especially with Covid preventing get togethers with friends, holidays have been just the two of us. But, always a connection to the past: our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are served on the same china, and eaten with the same silverware that graced Grandma's table so many years ago. (I have the glasses too, but they are too fragile to use). So Don and Sharon, and all the Grandparents in our band of brothers, God bless you. Enjoy the mayhem!! Ken Hi Ken, yep just in time for the next one. Your family, nice story, just a shame Covid had to arrive and spoil the party for you and so many others. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 12:17 PM, Sniper31 said: Wow, that is a houseful for sure Don! Good on you for managing it all Happy New Year to you as well! Cheers! Landon Thanks Landon. to be honest I didn't do much managing, left that to the young'ins , but the bedlam is always out of control, how do you do that with 4, 5, 6, 7, etc year olds? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 2:35 PM, Rob Abernathy said: Sounds just like my family Don! Love every crazy minute of it too. 5 kids, 10 grandkids, 8 adults, various critters, and a good time was had by all. Hey Rob, good to know there are others that have the same the same experiences, and yep you have to grab the good stuff when it's there, we never know what tomorrow holds for us old jokers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 3:54 PM, Rodger Pettichord said: Do you issue nametags? LOL, nah I keep my wife close by and use the, "who's that" , and I usually get the "thats your....." you silly old fool. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 23 hours ago, boetie said: Wow Don, that sounds like quite a bit of recovery time will be needed. Best wishes Graeme Yep dead right Graeme, amazing what a couple of ports can do to help me along 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Great to have such a big family, isn´t that the real treasure of life? And another treasure is the stories and comments told here, thank y´all. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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