With Family... So On Vacation?

I love my family.   I love my in-laws.  However, my extended family is messy, complicated, and not always the most relaxing thing for me to deal with.  I suppose if I had grown up with a sibling and had to deal with daily stress, then my extended family would be a breeze to deal with.  But I was and am a single child.  I remember going to visit family in Germany and I had to go through customs or whatever its called when they check your passport and ask you that important question, "Business or Pleasure?"  My gut instinct was to say,"Family" but that wasn't one of the options given.  I then wanted to say, 'Both' but finally got the word 'pleasure' to come out of my mouth.  I could say that this all stems from my grandparents.  I have one set that disowned me, my family, and most of the other related children when I was young and my other set has never given my family a true compliment.  Charming people, they are.

Yet they managed to produce the best set of people I get to call my parents.  To use British slang, we get along smashing!  I love my folks and we have always been close.  We went camping monthly when I was a kid and traveled a lot, too.  We still get together to go places and do things.  Which leads me to the title of the post in a round about way.  I came down before the 4th of July with my husband to see my in-laws and hang out with their puppy.  I went shopping with my mother-in-law and picked up some cute in sunglasses.  Then I came down to my parents' house and went camping with them for the 4th of July.  I will stay down until Comic Con is over and then I fly home.  So the shopping, camping, and Comic Con is my vacation.  The weeding, cleaning, organizing overhaul, and working out is not.  After all, this is family so its not really vacation, its home.

This a stained glass painting of my family my grandparents had done.  Its my favorite thing in their home because its so personal.  

Husband:  I miss him.  We had a good time while we were both down but I am happy to report that he is back home safe and sound.

House:  Nothing new will be accomplished this month while I am gone.  Unless my husband decides to work on the garage or finish installing the home entertainment system.  However, I have been overhauling my mother's sewing room with great results.  I hope to take pictures and post them.

Horse:  Faldur is happy and healthy according to my husband and the daily reports I received from the neighbor taking care of him.  He handled the fireworks pretty easily and is doing fine in the heat.  He has actually been spoiled while I have been gone.  Faldur has been groomed and bathed daily.  He has been getting lots of Wheat Thins, which the neighbors bring over a new box each time they take care of him.  They write 'Faldur Cookies' on the box.  My boy is blessed.