The house is quiet now.  For the past 5 hours or so it has been what many people would call chaotic.  Me, I just call it: family.  We noticed  the trail of candy wrappers on the stairs, and the toys in the corner of the family room.  Sheila was amazed that all of that food disappeared so quickly. I would have enjoyed some leftovers tomorrow, but I'll be fine with whatever else we have.  All of that doesn't matter because we enjoyed the companionship of our family.  In fact, tonight was the best part of our anniversary celebration.  I had really missed having you around seeing as it was way last year the last time that we got together.  I realize that we are blessed to have you here whenever we can.  We are all so busy that it takes effort and sacrifice for you to join with us even it it is only once a month.  Unless something drastic changes that we look forward to that monthly occasion another 10 times in this year, 2011.  And in years to come we know that things will continue to change as the family changes not only in number, but in circumstances.  I look forward to having a grandson serve a mission and a grand daughter get married, or the opposite or both.  There is so much ahead, and just as now we won't be able to be there for all of it, but we will certainly be able to enjoy it as it happens no matter were we might be. And it will continue to be a blessing for us to see you enjoy the friendships that you have with each other. Keep on being who and what you are, and remember IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT, WHEN WILL YOU HAVE TIME TO DO IT OVER?