I made it through 3/4 but it was a done deal so I went to bed.  I did read about it in the paper after the block, but it wasn't any better then.

I did wake up with an idea for my testimony and ended up  sticking to it and hopefully adding to the meeting.  Of course, throughout the block I couldn't keep my mouth shut and did speak out several times.  the rest of the day was peaceful until the family arrived.  We ended up with 28, including 4 (5) who will joining the family later this year bringing us to 30!  I know because Johnny asked for some private time with me and he told me that he was going to ask Sharon sometime this week to marry him.  We ended up with what I thought was a very nice heart to heart.  He told me stuff and I preached stuff to him.  In the end we had a father/son hug and went back out into the chaos.  The  noise was music to my ears and I felt real good about my role as a father and a grand father, and in this case especially a father in law.  He told me that in the 3 months that we have known him we have shown more kindness then in the 21 years of marriage with his previous in-laws.  I believe that 'it' was felt by all and it seemed to take forever to get them to leave for their own homes.  Finally the place is quiet and I am beginning to notice how tired I am.  But I know that my day isn't over yet because now I have to go back upstairs and tell Sheila everything that I can remember about my 'interview' with our future son-in-law.