My Sister's Family

Opening paragraphs:When my sister Tracy, and her husband Tony invited me out to their farm in the country for a few weeks, I was more than a little surprised. Sure, Tracy and I had always been close as brothers and sisters go, but apart from the occasional family get-together, we hardly ever saw each other since I'd moved to the city. On the phone, Trace sounded her usual bubbly self and reminded me that I hadn't visited them since the Christmas before last. She suggested I come on out for a bit and enjoy the "laid-back country life-style," as she called it.Tracy was thirty-three, a year younger than me, and Tony was thirty-five. They had three gorgeous kids, all of them blonde like their parents. Jimmy, the eldest was fifteen... no, sixteen by now... that made Jodie... what, thirteen?.. and the baby of the family, little Cindy, eleven... no twelve... Jesus, I couldn't remember, I hadn't seen them for over a year.As I drove out into the country, I began to look more and more towards the nice relaxing two weeks that Tracy had promised. My city job was beginning to become a definite drag and I really did need the rest. Besides, my feisty little sister could be very persuasive when she wanted to.