Reese, the next niece

It’s always nice to see Kevin’s family… which – is getting bigger… His sister has had another baby – this one just as cute as the first one.

It didn’t take very long of being in town until Chad, Kevin and his brother-in-law were out back in the woods preparing for Saturday.

For the last five years, they throw a big party and haunt the woods behind their home. A couple of hundred people show up to party and walk through the trails and get the crap scared out of them.

The enthusiasm for the shin-dig borders on obsessive compulsive mania – and for the days leading up to the party I’ll seldom see the guys who will spend on the upwards of 12 hours outside, rain or shine, stringing power cords into the woods to run strobe lights and fog machines.

I’ll run outside and help out in spurts but pretty much try to stay out of the way. I subvert any guilt by designing the invitations and remind

ing myself that this “is” a vacation and I’m in dire need of downtime.

I’ve been reading Marilyn Manson’s autobiography since we’re just down the street from his hometown, Canton. Decent read but I’m blazing through it thanks to the fact I’m in the rare and nice situation where I can hide away and read for hours.

I’m relaxing – not blogging.

Oh – but if I did have a blog and there were folks who read it within striking distance to Akron / Canton – I’d say email me for the address and come out Saturday for the party. chrisglass will be here, as well as carharttmo‘s beau, Hoss.