Bebonang,
Thanks, and I lasted 2 hours and fifteen minutes with my family before finding a gracious way to leave. To be honest, the only reason I go is for my mom, which is sad because we used to be so much closer. The only way to explain it is that I have outgrown them. For instance, the first thing that annoyed me today was when I was trying to teach my niece's four year old how to sign Happy Easter. His aunt, who is 35 years old, was making a joke of it to the point where I was offended. And my older sister, the grandmother, thinks that everything her kids and grand kids do is funny. And if they aren't making crude jokes about everyone, then they are just plain complaining about how they can't stand each other. It just drives me crazy, and makes for very stressful get togethers and takes all of the joy out of the holiday. Okay, I've ranted enough. Sorry to turn what should be a joyous thread into a gripe session.