Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Families

I have spent a very busy family orientated weekend that I am still recovering from!

Having lived in England, then Scotland for 15 years, the main factor in our deciscion to move back to Northen Ireland was to see more of family - so Sunday was one of those occasions I would always have missed out on.

I am one of 5 children and each of my parents come from big families. So when my Mum decided to have a family get together on Sunday she meant big numbers! So I spent a rather lovely but exhausting afternoon with 7 aunts and uncles, 3 cousins and one of their hubbies, 2 third cousins, my parents, my 3 sisters and their hubbies and a total of 12 children under 11 - Alex 10, Maud 9, Rowan 9, Rex 8, Kathryn 8, Jamie 8, Gina 7, Florence 7, James 7, Beatrice 6, Charlie 3 and Leo 2.

I have got to say when I see Alex and Jamie with their cousins I remember why it was we moved home.

And then I either have a glass of wine or I reach for the paracetamol :D
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  1. Anonymous4 August 2009 at 13:53

    Yeah, sounds wonderful...especially the down time that follows ;) Big gatherings can be so exhausting--even when we don't realize it at the time. I completely understand the need for recovery time.

    PS You've been tagged :)

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  2. Alyssa S.4 August 2009 at 15:10

    Family days are so nice! I miss it too. We moved to Texas a year and a half ago and most of my family is back in Boston. Right now my mom and my sister (and her kids) are out on Nantucket together...and I'm here all by myself...SNIFF. The good news is my brother is going to be visiting this week from Maryland, so I will have some family to visit!!

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  3. KnockKnocking4 August 2009 at 16:16

    Those big family get togethers are fun and crazy, aren't they?

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  4. AMIdesigns4 August 2009 at 16:33

    Fun and crazy are perfect ways to describe it!

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  5. AMIdesigns4 August 2009 at 16:42

    Ah I know exactly how you feel Aly. All those years we lived away I missed out on loads of family get togethers. It's great ( if a little mad) to be able to see them more. Hope you have a nice time with your brother.

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  6. AMIdesigns4 August 2009 at 16:43

    Lost Earring - totally exhausting! I needed a nice glass of chilled white on Sunday night to help me recover :)

    Thanks for the tag, will check it out

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  7. cabin + cub4 August 2009 at 17:10

    I love family get togethers... my mom has 11 siblings and my dad has 8... and they all have husbands/wives and children (some who have their own children too).. so I can relate to the big family thing.

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  8. AMIdesigns4 August 2009 at 17:21

    11 and 8! crikey that makes my parents 4 and 5 very small :)

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  9. lampwork beads by jo5 August 2009 at 08:07

    how nice it must of been :-)

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