The tiny snowball has become an avalanche

I love my family. They are a raucous bunch that makes more noise than necessary when they're in the same room but they mean well and protect their own.

My home is a four-bedroom deal with two rooms being occupied by our two crazy cats (the single best way to stop the territorial shitting and pissing contests). We have one room as the computer room and lastly we have our plain master bedroom.

My younger sister, Janelle, came to visit me and hubby earlier this year. She had a blast and saw some of Ohio and got a chance to relax (what else can you do out here??). I was simply exhausted at the end of the visit (which seemed to go by quickly) and was grateful for some normalcy back in our hectic lives. Having one week long guest almost killed me, not to mention almost destroyed Sonny...

Now... Jany wants to bring the whole family to my house... for a week. She never once consulted me about any of this to see if the dates and length of visit was good for either me or Sonny. No. She only called me up the other day saying that "In two weeks I would see her& everyone... and possibly a friend of the family as well". I was angry but I didn't let on. I just can't believe how rude she's being. This is like one of those dumb college pranks of stuffing as many guys as you can into a phonebooth and shutting the door: someone realizes it's a bad idea just a minute too late to do anything about it. Janelle has a one track mind, and is very determined to make a thing happen. I must set up a brick wall to stop this sailing torpedo.

I have only a single extra bed. And it's a full size aero bed. How the fuck are 4 others supposed to sleep? On the floor? Also, I can already tell that Sonny and I will just argue like there's no tomorrow about everything related to this "alleged visit". This is a horrible idea that my idyllic young sis can't understand. She's not stupid. She's just not receptive to the wavelengths of reality. It's not coming in loud and clear for her just how rude she's being to me and Sonny by demanding that we put our lives on full hold for a week simply to entertain this fantastic family reunion she's imagining. And she insists on making things happen with silent but brute force.

But I need a counterproposal.... So I'll be coming out to visit them instead of the other way around. This eliminates the need for us to buy a truckload of food just to keep everyone fed, this ensures that my little sisters won't have to battle over the black, shiny Dell in our upstairs room, and it ensures that Sonny and I will remain solid and in control of the situation. Although, I admit I am sorry to reveal this new change in the plan because Jany will have to relinquish control... a thing she's not fond of doing. I'll have to crush her and leave her in the dirt at the end of this battle, but my sanity means more right now.