A Day In The Life...: 07/18/08

Friday, July 18, 2008

Sisters

Sister, Kurt, Jack-Jack, and Geske got here today. Needless to say, work took a back seat and Logan and I headed on over to Mom's. As usual, Logan was beside himself to see Jack. He absolutely idolizes that little boy - so different they are but so much love between them. It always warms my heart to hear them off in their own little world..."I love you Jack-Jack" "I love you too Wiggin." I just feel so blessed to not only have my precious boy, but to also have this incredible experience that I can share with my sister.

My sister, my baby sister, is turning 40 on Sunday. I couldn't believe it when it happened to me and I can't believe that it is now happening to her. Weren't we just fighting over the phone and borrowed clothes? Hmmmmmmm......

As my sister and I have "matured" so, too, has our relationship. Don't get me wrong...we still have our moments of silliness (which now translate into psychotic breaks) but for the most part, the relationship we share is one of mutual respect for the differences between us.

I can't imagine experiencing this journey called motherhood without my sister. Her guidance, advice, and words of comfort have been invaluable. The many doubts I have had about myself as a parent have always been met with words of reassurance from her. "It's okay...It's normal...You're going to make it through this" have so much more meaning coming from her as she had been through it all only months before.

The bond between sisters is quite an amazing one...the emotions are strong on each end of the spectrum. The love/hate relationship runs deep - the love far outweighing the hate that so held us back in our younger years. I respect my sister, I value my sister, and I love my sister like only a sister can.

So, happy birthday to you my dear baby sister!!!

A Classic

Logan LOVES music - he loves to play instruments, he loves to sing,

and he LOVES to bust a move!!!

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I am a 47-year-old single mom who works as a Legal Assistant specializing in family law, juvenile law, and criminal law. My son is the smile on my face, the song in my heart, and the hop in my step. His smile brightens my world and his laughter fills my life with joy. He is my miracle that I never dreamed possible.

My family and friends mean the world to me. They are my support and strength. As crazy as they are, they are my crazies.

I love, love, love website designing and digital scrapbooking. It is my sanity in an otherwise chaotic world.

I am also a devout animal rights advocate and child advocate, having volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children. I believe, as human beings, it is our responsibility to give back to the community that has given so much to us.

Some may consider my life boring - I, however, consider it perfect!

To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded.

- Emerson

"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace."

~ Kofi Annan

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

~ Marian Wright Edelman

To understand your parents' love, you must raise children yourself.

~ Chinese proverb

The family...we were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.

~ Erma Bombeck

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

~ Desmond Tutu

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.

~ Keshavan Nair

A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.

~ Mohammed

Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.

~ Helen Keller

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

~ Oscar Wilde