Sorry, ladies....
The trip went well, very well. wm maintained & impressed my family with his growth. We had a family barbecue Saturday afternoon. wm did well with all those relatives about him. He took breaks when he felt overwhelmed; I didn't need to suggest it to him.
On the negative (not many of those) my father gave wm permission to start a fire in his fire pit; bad mistake as wm is more than a bit fascinated with fire. The boy went thru my dad's entire supply of firewood before Dad finally put a stop to it. I tried to intervene & my dad insisted that it was fine. After 6 straight hours my dad was more than a little concerned.
Dad agreed, if/when there is another visit, to abide by the guidelines I & the team had put in place.
I played a round of golf with Dad & my older sister Sunday afternoon while my brother in law took wm out to play along the shores of Lake Michigan. wm has been craving male role models since husband died. I was grateful to brother in law. brother in law & wm had a gas.
I'm sorry I didn't check in before; busy weekend. I stayed over until Monday morning as I didn't want to hit the road after a round of golf ~ just a bit too tired. I didn't get in until 7 last evening. I slept most of today & am just now getting online.
It went good & I'm glad it's over.