Regina It was bad, but it wasn’t that bad. Going out to the family ranch with Japheth was like getting a little taste of what home and family should be. There should be a lot of laughter, a lot of love, and maybe just a little bit of squabbling. Debbie and Judy aside, it was nice, really nice, to be a part of it all again. And if Japheth could tolerate a male stripper sitting on his lap at the Purple Unicorn for me, why couldn’t I tolerate his b.itchy cousins now and then? I felt a little let down when I had to zip up my business suit and head back to the office first thing Monday morning. The new Junior editor was starting, and I needed to be on site to make sure everything went smoothly. I pulled into the parking lot to find an older model Suburu parked in my usual spot with te