private string CreatePlea(string famUserName, string email, string currUserName)
        {
            IQueryable<Family> fam = _repo.Query<Family>().Where(m => m.FamilyUserName == famUserName);
            ApplicationUser approver = fam.Select(g => g.CreatedBy).FirstOrDefault();
            ApplicationUser currUser = GetMemberByUserName(currUserName);
            IList<FamilyUser> memberList = fam.Select(m => m.MemberList).FirstOrDefault();

            if (memberList.Any(m => m.UserId == currUser.Id)) {
                return "You are already a member of this family.";
            } else if (_repo.Query<InviteOrPlea>().ToList().Any(m => m.EmailAddress == email && m.Family.FamilyUserName == famUserName)) {
                return "There already exists a request from you.";
            } else {
                var newFam = fam.FirstOrDefault();
                var newPlea = new InviteOrPlea {
                    EmailAddress = email,
                    Approved = Domain.Response.None,
                    UserResponse = Domain.Response.Yes,
                    Family = newFam,
                    Approver = approver,
                    Pleader = currUser,
                };
                _repo.Add<InviteOrPlea>(newPlea);
                return "A request has been submitted for you";
            }
        }
        private string CreateInvite(string famUserName, string email, string currUserName)
        {
            IQueryable<Family> fam = _repo.Query<Family>().Where(m => m.FamilyUserName == famUserName);
            ApplicationUser approver = fam.Select(g => g.CreatedBy).FirstOrDefault();
            ApplicationUser inviter = _repo.Query<ApplicationUser>().Where(m => m.UserName == currUserName).FirstOrDefault();
            ApplicationUser invitee = _repo.Query<ApplicationUser>().Where(m => m.Email == email).FirstOrDefault();
            IList<FamilyUser> memberList = fam.Select(m => m.MemberList).FirstOrDefault();

            if (memberList.Any(m => m.UserId == invitee.Id)) {
                return "This user is already a member of this family.";
            } else if (_repo.Query<InviteOrPlea>().ToList().Any(m => m.EmailAddress == email && m.Family.FamilyUserName == famUserName)) {
                return "There is already a pending invite or plea for this user.";
            } else {
                var newFam = fam.FirstOrDefault();
                var newPlea = new InviteOrPlea {
                    //EmailAddress = email,
                    Approved = inviter == approver ? Domain.Response.Yes : Domain.Response.None,
                    UserResponse = Domain.Response.None,
                    Family = newFam,
                    Approver = approver,
                    Inviter = inviter,
                    Pleader = invitee
                };
                _repo.Add<InviteOrPlea>(newPlea);
                return "An invitation has been sent to this user";
            }
        }