missingMERider

I'm still figuring out how to do this but thanks to those following me and sharing comments. I'll start today's blog by saying "Thank you for today." I had a wonderful visit with my sister, MERider. She left this afternoon to return to Los Angeles. I'm already missing her. I wish she lived closer but I'm not LA material and she can only stand so much southern hospitality. The funny thing about my relationship to my sister is that I was really mean to her when we were kids. For example, I remember when I was about six or seven and ME was about four and we lived in Colorado. We lived in a nice little suburb with a big backyard and a ditch with a stream running for miles. My very first friend, outside of family, was a little boy named Tommy. He was a couple of years older than me and we used to play in the ditch. We would catch all kinds of critters and then set them free. Well, my father bought a small swimming pool (like the plastic kind) and attached a small ladder so that ME and I could play in the pool. I guess you can figure out where this is going. Tommy and I filled the pool with Crawdads, garden snakes, turtles, and anything else gross enough to make any kid run away. We then tried to convince ME to slide into the pool. ME, however, was more intelligent than we gave her credit. She ran, not away, but to my father and told on Tommy and me. Naturally, my father sent Tommy home to face the music with his Dad, and I ended up getting a whipping I'll never forget. This example is one of many. I'm going to talk to her to see if I can share other examples with you but some were so embarrassing and mean, she may not want me to share them with you. I was a really bad sister when we were kids. Over the past ten years, though, my sister has offered the kind of support, love, and friendship that makes us as close as we are now which is extremely close. I love her with all my heart and I like to think I'm a better sister now. I'll miss her until I see her again. Thank you ME for loving me and being there when I desparately needed someone to help me find my way. Also, thanks for this blog. I don't know how interesting my blog is or isn't but it sure is fun. Until I blog you again, love yourself and take care of yourself. I love you. JT