Karen: It really is great! Most people would cringe at the thought of that many people in their house - not me - I LOVE to entertain.
yeah, we do Pot Luck. Everyone brings a main dish or salad as well as a dessert and drinks. And we bbq as well. One cousin runs the games for the kids. I did it for years. Then Leenie took over. Now it has been passed down to those with younger kids.
We used to have this reunion every other year in a park. Since we started doing it every year at my house (overflowing into the park), we all have got to know each other. And we have Facebook site. And we have all been to 3 recent funerals together.
My Grandma and Grandpa had 6 children and 20 grandchildren. Most still live in Ontario. We are so lucky to be able to do this. And we appreciate each other more and more as we've lost our parents and get older and realize our own mortality and the ties we want to pass on to our children. I highly recommend these get togethers.
