Duh Joe! Family traditions! Just because your family doesn’t have them is no reason to think no one else has them.We made it through dinner and were...letting our stomach settle before dessert when Paul came bursting into the house in an uproar.Shit! Can’t I have any peace for this self-important asshole?“Merry Christmas Paul. We are just finishing dinner. Would you care to join us for dessert,” Robert asked very calmly in a way that made Paul stop dead in his tracks. “You really didn’t need to. We can never get alone." It's too bad Labor Day weekend didn't work out, that was perfect." Yeah, it would have been, if poor Dave hadn't been deathly ill. But, now, we're never alone. We don't even mess around much anymore, because someone's always here. Usually Dad. I think he suspects something, and is doing everything he can to head it off at the pass." What about my room?" Dad declared that off-limits." And he won't let you shut the door to your room if Dave is there." You got it." Kate,. It was definitely never a dull moment around OUR house, but everyone in the house has made a conscious effort to always to get along with each other, although we are still a long long ways from perfect. But then again, if it was really as easy as we make it look, then a whole more people would be living like we do.We left shortly after our special breakfast to head down to the Pantlind to make sure the ballroom was setup for our party, complete with pizza deliveries from Little Caesar’s Pizza. I am curious to see if Jason offers to help me. That way I can ask him to stay later.” As she asked, I stuck around the pool talking to our neighbors and Jason did just as Kelly thought and got out of the pool and asked if he could help her clean up. (Remember the whole grade school, check out a cute girl thing?) I would glance at the windows and sliding glass door and seen Kelly and Jason would be standing around talking. When I glanced over once, I think I seen Kelly walk by Jason and.