MY FAMILY (for those of you who have questions)

Caribbean Characters:

Loren - father, big guy, unbelievably hilarious
Jenny - wife of father, British, owns Hotel
Christi - older sister, stabbed in Turkey, pregnant
Dan- sister's husband, understatedly funny, my swimming buddy
Tupper - Loren's best friend, renaissance man, mentor/teacher
Madison, Sabre, Leon, Shadow - canine friends
Tabitha, Columbus, Dixie, Skitty - feline friends

Seattle Characters:

Amber - "sister" extraordinare, web designer, curlyhead
Tom - "brother," Dan's best friend, constructionhead, really really tall
Sharon - coffee girl, my steady friend, every action completely unexpected
Autumn - roommate or last year, travelling nanny, way way sweet, deeply in like with Arizona boy
Jessica - this year's roommate, prayer warrior, your basic run of the mill so unbelievably fabulous type

Portland Characters:

Mary Jo - mother, spiritual teacher, suprisingly silly
Jim - husband of mother, building a house together, former rock star (seriously!)

There it is, in a nutshell.