Family Extensions

When our children marry, we gain family members beyond the obvious children-in-law. Yesterday I had a nice Easter dinner at the home of my daughter-in-law's delightful grandmother who has lived to be old enough to tell her age, eighty-two. Sally and her mom helped with the meal for fourteen (lamb, asparagus, roasted garlic potatoes, etc.) but Alice, "Grandma" to Sally, insisted on doing the clean up herself. Since I am from a relatively small family, I especially enjoy having my extended family and getting together with them on special occasions. After all, we all love the same people.