by Linda Zirion

Created on: November 07, 2008

You know things are going badly when...

My two year old daughter and I were flying out to San Antonio Texas to celebrate Thanksgiving with the relatives. We were so excited. Living in California is wonderful except that I miss my very large family and can rarely afford to go visit with them. Girls are very rare to this family as most of us have boys so I knew my daughter was in for being treated as the true princess she deserved to be with all the Uncle's and Aunts.

Arriving at the airport in San Antonio my daughter was so amazed to see my seven Uncles' all in their dress cowboy hats and boots, she looked up at me and asked "are they real cowboys?" Well the Uncles roared and I quickly discovered that the spoiling had started and wasn't going to stop until we got back on the plane to return home! Only two of my uncles had daughters, one each, all having multiple boys, and the two girls were full grown women now, my uncles were all delighted with their new found princess! I don't believe that Jamie was put down for more than an hour in the entire two weeks of our visit. The uncles were constantly arguing over whose turn it was to have her. Jamie of course took full advantage of her new found royalty and delighted in all the attention.

The next two weeks were all about which Uncle could best win Princess Jamie's affections! The first morning at breakfast Jamie informed Uncle Ben that she loved animals so we were off to the Zoo. Arriving at the zoo Uncle Tom started immediately asking "what do you want to do next?" (Isn't that the kids' line?) After seeing a very few animals; we were off to Seven Flags amusement park to appease Uncle Tom as he was quit sure that she would enjoy that so much more. After Jamie and Uncle Dennis rode the flying elephants Uncle Dennis informed me that Jamie wanted to go horse back riding, so we were off to his farm! Uncle Dennis had just barley finished saddling the horse when Uncle Buse pulls in wanting to show Jamie the surprise he had for her. So one quick ride around the barn and we were off to Uncle Buses' farm. He had bought her a Canopy bed with floor to ceiling canopy for her to rest her weary bones on that night!

That night over dinner I tried to bring the voice of reason to the table; brotherly love, she's only two, way too much in only one day, etc. Well I could tell by the spark in their eyes and the vocal jabs they were giving each other that I was getting no were! They were going to do what they were going to do so my choice

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