The summer plans are all messed up. I remember when my daughters were little, I made no plans...just worked day to day. Ginny, my good friend and neighbor, used to plan her summers so well, she knew what she was doing from week to week. I was amazed she was so organized.
This summer We are having a wedding in the family. My Australian daughter, Ian's mom, is coming up for the celebration. My Syracuse NY daughter is coming too. We're having a family reunion. This is a good time for a family photograph. There are few times We're all together. Via e-mail, family members coordinate our master schedule. We talk of hiring a photographer and caterer. Or, should We use our own camera and a timer and cook for ourselves? Where shall everyone sleep? I purchase several more air mattresses. It seems to be coming together.
Then it falls apart. Melanie and Dan can't come until September. Donnie and Robert will be in school by then. Can Anthony get time off from work? How shall He get here without a ride?
With so many people's schedule to coordinate, it is getting complicated. We make progress anyways. Ian and Sabrina change their plans so they can be in Connecticut in September. Don and Beth change their vacation days so they can come down for 5 days. It is not the two weeks I was hoping for, but it is time enough for a celebration and photographs. We can get Donnie here and back again before school starts. Perhaps We can use photoshop to put Robert in the family photograph if He can't get here. He will be a freshman in college and of course, wants to be in his dorm when the other guys get there. We're working on it.