As most of you know, I am the oldest of 5 children. I have three younger sisters and one brother. I would like to tell you that we were very loving and caring with each other all the time... but that would be a lie!!! However, now I see that I am so very lucky to have so many sisters. (we will get to my brother some other time! ;) Even though we may not be so close in age, I think we all get along pretty great.
Andrea and I work together and we camp together for most of the summer. It is like having a best friend who knows all your secrets from your whole life. This is great since I have just as much blackmail on her as she has on me!!! I hope that we end up being those little old ladies that you always see together at different church teas and bake sales. I can not imagine my life without her. And the highschool would not be the same without the "Twisted Sisters" teaching next door to each other!!!!!
I was very lucky to share my last two maternity leaves with my sister, Heather. It has definately brought us closer together. Heather is by far the smartest of all the sisters. She works hard at everything she does and is very successful. She is also the peacemaker. It must come from being in the middle of the pack of kids. Heather generally is not very vocal. She seems to just sit back, watch and think. However, when she does have something to say it is usually quite insightful. Unfortunately, we don't get to see Heather and her family much because her kids are pretty involved and that darn work gets in the way but when we do get together it is always a good time.
Robyn has always been a free spirit. She is kind and fun loving. We all love Auntie Robyn. There are just people in the world that light up a room and she is one of them. Since she lives so far away we don't get to see her as much ... but if she keeps buying concert tickets for the girls I am sure we will be making a few more trips her way. (She is taking Makenna and Tansley to Lady GaGa in Edmonton at the end of August!!!)
We have a new sister in the family. John got married last year to a wonderful girl, Allison, last summer. We love our Auntie Allison. She is a perfect addition to our crazy sisterhood. I am sure she was not sure what she was getting herself into the first few times we all got together but she seems to be able to hold her own when we all get together.
Anyway, I feel very blessed to have all these sisters to share my crazy life with. Having sisters is like having best friends that you can be totally honest with because you know even if they don't agree with you or they think you are nuts, they will always love you!!! (and kick anyone's butt who says you are nuts or what not!!)
For these reasons, I am so so so happy that my girls have each other.
Rhiannon went to camp last week. She went to Torch Trail Bible Camp from Monday - Thursday. Three whole nights away from her sisters. Here she is before I dropped her off. Doesn't she look clean....
Here she is at the end of camp. Did she grow? Did she bathe??? LOL
And here she is with her cabin leaders:
Now you would think that since Rhiannon was gone the other girls would enjoy having more time alone without having to share as much. NOPE... by the last night I had to deal with two crying girls. Makenna did not want to sleep alone downstairs when it was bedtime... although she does it every night during the school year. And Jorja woke up crying in the middle of the night because she had no one to cuddle with. Of course the next morning when we went to pick up Rhiannon from camp no one would admit that they missed her at all!!!!
Here are some pictures of why I am so happy that my kids have siblings. They may not know it now, but they are so lucky!
You are never too old for matching sweaters!
Now I must remember to come and read this when the girls are yelling, screaming, fighting and crying!!!
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