Charlie thought about the Gale family - huge with relatives bursting out of the seams. Much as she liked having some space from the insanity on occasion she couldn't imagine not having them. Yes, even the Aunties.

"That is so different from my home life that it's hard to wrap my mind around it," she said finally. "But I wouldn't want to trade for it, no matter how nuts things can be when all the extended family is together."