Weekend Update

M was successfully retrieved from camp. She had a fabulous time.

Through the collective ministrations of her aunts, T was successfully equipped, packed, and delivered to camp. The collective familial fingers are crossed that she will have a fabulous time. (Heck, we'll settle for good.) (Even just OK.) (And if you want to cross your fingers too, we'll take it.)

The B&B was fabulous, the beach was excellent, and the FUNORAMA was loads of fun.

The weather went from abysmal to OK to perfect.

Cell phones are a necessity for extended family vacations. So is alcohol.

I graded the behavior as follows: adults - various shades of A; children - various shades of B; teenager - C-. However, I suggested, as I presented my grades to the other aunts, that if we take age appropriateness into consideration, everyone was pretty much OK. Building on that concept, another aunt gave everyone an A, except for the teenager who got a B (and we all reminded each other that the teenager, besides being a teenager, faced external stresses). But then I reminded her of the whining, and then she agreed that the children just got Bs.

Nonetheless, all in all, a successful family beach weekend in honor of Grandpa's 80th.