Saturday, July 8, 2017

A new story from the latest family reunion

One similarity between my real family and the Barefoot family is the over-the-top reunions they hold.  Both meet every other year, but there are some significant differences.

The McMillon reunion (my mom's side) rotates among different cities, has multi-day events, and convene every year ending in an even number.  On the other hand, the Barefoot family meets for only one day in the same location - Meadow, NC, of course - and comes together only in odd-numbered years.

Some time ago, I completed an InDesign project with a complete program for the Barefoots, and I dated it in 2015.  That means it's time once again for the reunion, and as it happens, it's supposed to take place today.

What appears below is a page from the new, revised program.  For this, I update the adventures of Brandy, Bunky, and Blake from the last event.  Blake is the middle brother of Brandy and Bunky; he lives separately from the other siblings and with their parents, Daniel and Laurie.



This is the first of a three-page article.  It mentions Brandy and Bunky: R.O.A.M., the TV series I have summarized before.  On Page 2, I write that Brandy is now a professional ballroom dancer and Bunky has taken up parkour, or freerunning, an extreme sport in which athletes jump between buildings and tackle other big obstacles.

As for page 3, I touch on Blake leading the local football team to a conference championship as the starting quarterback, winning the Johnston County championship in the javelin throw, and his plans to travel to London to pursue a career as a professional darts thrower.