I LOVED that show!
But that's not what this post is about. It's about MY family and the affair we're planning for this summer.
You see, my Daddy came from a BIG family. These are the two responsible parties.
My grandparents had 16 kids of their own and raised many more. I remember many of my aunts and uncles, but there are a few I either never met or was so young that I don't remember meeting them. I have cousins all OVER the place and there are very few of them that I really know.
It isn't that the Tuckers weren't a close family because I've seen the pictures and heard the stories. 'The Big Hungry', as my grandparents' home was known, was the scene of much family togetherness. The door was always open for friends or family, and even if you fell into neither of those categories, you were welcome to come on in and sit down for a bite to eat and a chance to become friends.
Papa Tucker passed away 7 years before I was born and Mama followed him when I was not quite 5. Times were changing and the glue that held the extended family together was gone. Soon they spread out all over the eastern United States.
And there went my opportunity to get to know all of those wonderful people who are my family.
But thanks to the wonder of the Internet (and Facebook in particular) we are connecting! :) And a FAMILY REUNION is in the works! Best of all, it looks like it will be held at my house this summer. :) How cool is THAT?
I'm not sure yet how many will be able to come, but there are a few things of which I'm absolutely certain....
1. This event will be FUN!
2. There will be MUCH food!
3. My neighbors will probably want to run for the hills because if there is one thing Tuckers are known for, it is their VOLUME! This event will be LOUD!!! :)
Any fun ideas to share? Something that you did at your family reunion that was a huge hit? Please share your ideas with me! I am so looking forward to this and I want it to be so terrific that they want it to become a tradition.
Getting to know FAMILY. What could be better? :)
