She's the Baby, Gotta Love Her!

Happy birthday, baby sis! Many moons ago, when I was 13, my mom presented us with yet another - and thankfully the last - baby sister. You know, it's funny, but I don't really remember what boy name we picked out, I just remember my dad insisting that we name this one - if a girl - Tina Elizabeth so we could call her Tin Lizzie. Yeah, bad joke. I have to admit my reaction to the news that I had another sister instead of a second brother, was less than thrilled.

Yet, this little kid grew on me. Despite the fact that she christened me with smelly baby spit-up in the car on the way home after her baptism. This was in the day before regulation car seats. I held her all the way home, and it wasn't a short trip either!

She had otitis media as a toddler and we would laugh at her speech (we were really mean siblings) and would get hysterical when she would imitate our dad and shout "SHUT THE DAMN DOOWAH! 

Years later, after I moved out of the house, she would latch onto my leg and beg me not to leave. I'd walk to the front door dragging her behind me.

Jenni & her hubs Tom

Despite the teasing she received from all her older sibs, she turned out really good! I'm proud to have her as a sister!  Happy birthday!

Copyright 2010, ACK, for Generational

Happy 30th Birthday! Cheat Edition

I can't believe she is 30 today. That sweet, tiny little bundle with the dark, curly hair is all grown up - well mostly!

When you bring that precious little bundle home from the hospital, you have no idea of the fears, tears, and joy they will bring. You hope, you pray and then you live through it all, good and bad and love them like crazy.

Then one day you turn around and that sweet little baby has turned 30 on you!

Happy Birthday, Sara!

P.S. Did you figure out our prank yet?



Copyright 2010, ACK, for Generational

Oh My Gosh!

Today, maybe, is Older Daughter's (Saradoxical) birthday. She has achieved a feat probably no one has ever achieved before. We always knew we had a special little girl. We just never knew how special a young women she would grow into. I say maybe today is her birthday because we often tease her. When she was born way back in 1980, Daylight Savings Time didn't start until the third Sunday in April. Now it starts in March, and since you spring forward, that puts her April 17th 11:27 pm birthday on April 18th at 12:27 a.m.

Now having said that - this sign disturbs here. Actually both signs disturb me in their location. You might be able to make out the headstones in the picture.

And the special feat - today she is officially older than her mother who is 28 and leave it at that!