Bob,

Thank you for the kind words and I'm so glad to write something that you really understand!! Nobody ever understands my farm stories, OR my big family stories--on my mother's side alone I've got 42 first cousins--so what a pleasure to find you out there. I loved hearing about all the different careers in your family, and the different personalities. I agree with you that there is loyalty, and then there is loyalty to our siblings. I often feel I never developed social skills because I get so much interaction and friendship from my family I never had to look elsewhere! :)

We could all do without the epic fights, and we could all do with fitting work that pays us a living wage. And I sincerely hope the next time you get a day off you can sit around a bit. I can totally get behind that.

Thank you for reading--