Sisters

My sister called this evening.  She wanted to tell me that her daughter is doing the Flat Stanley project at school, and that Stanley is going to be sent to me to cart around and take pictures of in various places and engaged in various activities.  That sounds like fun, and I'm happy to help out.

However, my sister also casually mentioned that while she was down for wee brother's birthday a couple weeks ago, the rest of the family drew names for Christmas when I wasn't there.  To get the full effect of this, you need some background:

In late October, she emailed me and said she thought we should draw names for Christmas.  She did acknowledge the fact that she knew I'd been shopping for gifts since July.  Her solution to that situation was that everyone could buy me something while the rest of them drew names.  I protested for four reasons:

1. It was two months before Christmas!
2. It didn't seem fair that I would get a bunch of gifts, while the others would get just what I'd bought them plus one.
3. Drawing names wasn't the only solution; it was one solution that could be suggested.
4. The entire family should be involved in the decision; not just one bossy eldest daughter.

So, to find out now that they went ahead and did this behind my back makes me livid.  I understand that money is tight all around; I really do.  However, I wanted to discuss the situation as a family and make a decision that the majority found appealing.  What really makes me angry is that they did this when I wasn't there.  Why not say, ' Hey let's discuss this while we're all here'?  I feel incredibly hurt to have been left out.  Plus, it's been two weeks and just now someone has the balls to tell me what they did?  Thanks a lot.