Sis Turns 50

Today, my little sister turns 50 - gosh where does the time go?  In my mind, both of us are still in our 30s... when the truth of the matter is my daughter is already 30 and her kids are fast approaching that as well!!  

A sister is a little bit of childhood 

that can never be lost.  

~Marion C. Garretty

You can kid the world.  But not your sister.  

~Charlotte Gray

Sisters are different flowers from the same garden

~Author Unknown

There are so many long ago memories I have of my sister.  I was the very proud big sister when she was born.  As a family, we did so many things together, but I don't ever remember any big fights.  Funny how memories are, what I remember most is the summer the entire neighborhood of kids played hide n go seek after supper.  We weren't allowed to go out and play until dinner dishes were done.  We had a contest to see how fast we could do the entire meal's dishes the entire summer.  I don't think there was a night that we took longer than 10 minutes, I also recall getting them done in five minutes on the good nights.  I washed, she dried.  Dad always told people he had more than one dishwasher -- and their names were Linda and Lori!  hahahahhahaa

Being 4 years apart made a big difference in our growing up years.  We weren't in the same school together during jr high or high school.  And we're different as night and day when it comes to personalities . She's extroverted, outspoken, always smiling, and always having friends over.  I'm quite the opposite, introverted, reading books, quiet and keeping to myself.  But even with our differences, we'll always be sisters.  

Love you, Lori! 

A sister is a gift to the heart, 

a friend to the spirit,

 a golden thread to the meaning of life.  

~Isadora James