I come from a big family, I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Okay, my family really isn't very big when you bring up Evan's family. He has 11 brothers and 4 sisters. But we aren't talking about his HUGE family.
I am thankful for my sisters. I have two of the best sisters. My little sister, Bonnie moved here from Vegas about 2 months ago and lives about 45 minutes from me. She has visited me numerous times and I have had so much fun hanging out with her. She even likes hanging out with my kids. My family adores her and looks forward to every time we get to see her. Yesterday we went to see her new place and because her place isn't accustomed to 6 intruders under the age of 10, we headed to a park. We played chase at the park and it was so much fun to play. I loved chasing my kids and having them chase me. And I must say, Danielle is amazing. That girl was so sneaky and quick and tagged my numerous times. I tried as hard as I could and she almost always managed to tag me. I could outrun everyone else. It is fun to have Bonnie around because she seem to bring out the playfulness in me.
My other sister, Dorias, is three years older then me and lives a few hours away. She had children before I had children. And then when I had children and didn't know what the heck I was doing, she helped me figure it out. She also started calling me often as soon as I started being a stay-at-home mom. I guess I was more interesting once I was doing the same things she was doing - taking care of little ones. It is so nice to have her calls, she is so good at keeping up with me because I am not good at making those calls. It is fun to talk with her, learn from her, bounce ideas off of her, and just have a good chat. She has so many ideas and has helped me become a lot of the involved parent that I am.
Yah, I'm pretty lucky. I didn't always think so growing up as I used to tie Dorias to the bed with my belts and ribbons while she slept. Or sprinkle baking soda on Bonnie's tongue. Wipe deodorant across her tongue, too. Or have to use tape to draw a line down the middle of the bed to keep Dorias on her side. But as we grew up, we began to enjoy each other. Dorias was there as I was maturing. I was there for Bonnie, but I think I did more damage as I freaked her out by my exaggerated stories. I always loved you, Bonnie, and always will. I was just a teenager having fun.
I am very thankful for my sisters.
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Stephenie, you know I was also having fun. It was always a game to me. Any attention from you was good attention. No trauma...well maybe the exception of you teaching me a new word. Hehe, there is a street spelled very similar to this word in Fort Worth. Love ya too!
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