Some people might consider it traumatic to be left behind at a meeting while the rest of the family goes ahead home.  Not so with the Bryant kids!  We learned not to panic; eventually Dad and Roberta would notice our absence and come back to collect us.  To prevent this recurring problem, a family roll call was instituted.  We would all pile into the van and it would begin: Ray – Here! Juanita – Present! Derek – Hee-yah! and so on down the line.  Only later, when the number of children at home had dwindled to a mere 5 or 6 was the roll call no longer deemed necessary.