Family

It's been said that we can choose our friends but we can't choose our family. It's too bad. I want a family that is supportive and one that I look forward to being with not one that I dread doing things with. When I know I am going to have to spend hours with my family I get that sick feeling in my stomach. I read blogs about other families and they all seem so nice and they seem like they are actually friends. I wouldn't count my family as friends. The people that live in my house (husband, myself and 2 kids) don't count. Whenever my husband and I get a whole day to do something fun with the kids I cherish that time and it's usually a lot of fun. I'm talking about immediate family outside of the house, in-laws included. I've also heard it said that we choose our families before we were born and to that I have to say to: What the heck was I thinking?