Today is my sister's birthday!
Now, if you don't have a sister, Janet is the one you always wanted. She is 6 1/2 years older than I, which means I got to get into all her makeup and stuff, and play her Beatles 45's when she wasn't looking.
Her nickname was Janet the Planet, which means nothing, except that there is no other word which rhymes with Janet. This, of course, is opposed to my name, Barbara...oh, well, never mind.
On Janet's fifth birthday (November 21, 19*53), my Daddy bought a television set. It was the very first day tv's went on sale in our town. I heard the story so many times during my childhood, that I thought maybe it was an urban legend or something. Then, in 2003, Channel 33 ran a documentary about the 50th year of television: "We went on the air November 21, 19*53..."
Janet is a Svengali--she could get me to do anything. Got me to clean the boys' "offerings" around the base of the toilet by saying the Outside was not as bad as the Inside, which she cleaned with a brush. Offered to play Clue with me, but she always cheated. If she won, I had to kiss her toes.
Other than usin'-and-abusin' us, she was the Funnest. Sister. Ever. She has lived far, far away for over forty years (married an Air Force guy), so I don't see her very often. But, since we both know the Lord, that doesn't matter. Our relationship is sweet, like she is.
Janet is coming to see me next week! I am getting her Happy Box ready. (this is a collection of things I find during the year...I'll post about them next week, and you'll see why I call it a Happy Box.) It's going to be a great week!
Happy birthday, dear sister. I love you. But I'm *on to* your tricks now. Next time we play Clue, you won't get me to close my eyes. And I'm sorry about the time you had all those stacks of Girl Scout cookies in our room, and I ate one cookie out of each of about twelve boxes. And that time you caught me with your eyelash curler in your hand, and I said I didn't do it? Well, I did.
However, that time someone gave me a piece of a Hershey bar while I was walking home from school, and later you accused me of getting into the Oreos, and I said I didn't, and you made me open my mouth and saw chocolate, and told Mother I lied? Well, I didn't.
Na-na-na-na on You. I know you feel bad now.
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Oh my gosh! That is one of the funniest things I have read in forever.
I was an only child and have often wondered what it was like to have a constant companion - as annoying as that might have been at times. I love watching my children for this reason. Vicarious living, I supppose.
Are you wanting the Friends button or the new Fresh Starts button? For FS, visit the FS site, copy and paste the code, and plug it into an html gadget on your sidebar.
For the Friends button, rick click and save it, then download it into the post using the photo button. Not sure if that helps at all. :-)
Jen
Barbara,
I pray that you have a beautiful Thanksgiving with your family, and that beautiful new grandbaby.
I found your word verification word interesting. I, too, have noticed some that seem to be saying something subliminaly. Of course, the one today is 'moumpa' which only makes me think of Oompa Loompas for some reason. I wonder what that message means!
Jen
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