Bette: Are you still angry about this?

Daniel: Yeah, but not as much. When Mama T told me we would discuss it today, then I calm down a little. So why is it you can asked them to go to Yellowstone with us and not asked them to go to Scotland?

Bette: Let me take this one T…  Daniel, I am going to explain this as clearly as I can. The trip to Scotland is by invitation of Aunt Helena and Aunt Dylan. The trip originated when we had our friend’s reunion group during the summer. Do you remember that week at the beach house?

Daniel: Yes, sure.

Bette: We agreed that we would try to get back together for a week to 10 day every year and have a group vacation. Since then, Helena and Dylan have purchased some property in Scotland and they are in the process of building a country inn on the working farm. And it’s going to be a hotel of sorts. It is a small place in that it will have only about 24 rooms. So, if everyone goes that we expect, there will be no extra rooms, plus most everyone is going to have to share a room with someone in order for everyone to have a bed. And some folks will be asking additional folks to go with them. For example: Shay and Jordan are in college now and they may want to ask a girlfriend to come with them. Grandma Mary has been asked and Margaret is going with her and they plan to share a room. If John David goes with you, he will have to share a bedroom and possibly a bed with you. The problem is, there may not be any more bedrooms available for the Wilkins in this inn at the time we are going to be there. I cannot ask them without knowing they will have comfortable accommodations just like everyone else. I would also need to ask Helena if it was okay with her if I brought them along. And I have already talked to her about the possibility of bringing John David, and Suzanne to bunk in with Angie, and Mary and Margaret. My family and guest are taking up 25% of the rooms as is. And that is not counting Paris and Jeanette or Sonny and Kit. The others need an opportunity to bring their friends and relatives too. We are guest of Helena and Dylan. I’m sure she is going to ask Wilson and his girlfriend and Jun Yin and whomever she wants to bring. Alice may bring her mom. And if that happens, all the rooms are taken. The inn is full. Where would the Wilkins sleep? There may be one extra room. But if Marilyn comes, well then Alice won’t be able to bring her mom. It would not be appropriate for me to ask the Wilkins on this trip unless I were to provide them accommodations away from the group.  I think there will be plenty of room on the plane, just not at the inn. And I do not think that would be polite at all. Also, I explained this to the Wilkins. They understand why I am not asking them to go but I can ask John David, because he will be sharing a room with you. That’s why I am going to let Angie ask Suzanne if she wants to, because they can share a room.