The Life of 'Rav...

Family Fun....Part I

I love my family.....most of the time. Alright, some of the time. I guess "most" was being kinda optimistic. Anyway, I love my EXTENDED family. I guess part of it is because I have a BIG extended family. My dad is the oldest of 9 and all of them are married (except for my uncle Jamie....he got divorced a few years ago but his stepson Ben decided to stay with him instead of his mother) but ANYWAY, just about everyone's starting to come back to Australia now for the holidays and its really awesome.

I've gone sailing with some of my uncles and my grandfather a LOT when the weather's been nice, I've gone wakeboarding with my cousins, and I've even just sat and talked with different family members and learned a LOT about my family history and everything. Its been great and I've been able to shake the feeling of the impending doom that's looming over my immediate family....at times.

Anyway, its been relaxing. Except when its been raining and everyone's at my grandparents' house. Then things get REALLY "fun" and by fun, I mean bad. Very bad. Because while everyone's at work, that's all fine. But when we have around 12 adults (not including granparents) and 30 some odd grandchildren (me and my 3 bros included) it gets a little crazy. If this house were any smaller, we'd all be screwed. So yeah, that's how life's going right now....