Im glad you are feeling some better. why do you stay so long ? No , I dont think I know birdman ? do you know the name of the thread or a link ?
DH has a big fam: mom, stepdad, two sisters. dad, stepmom, brother and sister. One full-blood brother and nephew. Then grandparents, god parents, etc. We only come up once a year, so we use our vacation time to have a nice long visit. We alternate Christmas and Thanksgiving.