I am Thankful and Grateful : Day 20

I am thankful for my brother and sister.

Marlena, Jason and Myself

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.  ~Marc Brown

Now I have not always had a brother and sister to be thankful for.  I went 13 years being an only child.  I gained a brother when I was 12-13 years old.  That's when my mom married Jac (my daddy).  Jac had a son, Jason.  Now at first we would fight and argue.  But that's what all brothers and sisters do.  Even though we are not blood he is my brother.  Also the fact that he isn't doesn't matter to me.  I grew to love him and appreciate him.  Now I would not trade him for anything.  We are not super close or anything.  But we are a lot alike.  Which is awesome.  I am proud of the man he has become and I wish that he did live closer so I could spend more time with him and his awesome wife Rebecca and my nephews.

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.  ~Isadora James

 My sister...oh whats to say about her.  :)  When I was 14 my parents had talked about having a baby.  It was either that or go to Hawaii...my vote was for Hawaii.  But no.  They wanted another baby.  So at 15 things changed.  Now I really wasn't a only child anymore because my mom was pregnant with my sister.  She was born shortly after I turned 16 years old.  I was born May 16th at 6:38am she was born May 29th at 6:36am.  Mom tried to hold her in for those two extra minutes but Marlena had other plans.  When she was born she didn't have a middle name.  They knew what they wanted for her first name but had not settled on a middle.  Now the Awww, as she was born the sun was coming up.  Awww.  So her middle name was chosen as Dawn.  Awwww.

Now I did have to live in a house with her.  And since I was 16 years old she annoyed the living crap out of me.  I would do my best to stay calm about things because she was little.  But that is always easier said than done.  As we both got older I would try to spend time with her.  But that wasn't always possible either.  We weren't always close either.  Not until she got a lot older.  Now we are fairly close.  That age thing does still suck.  But I have told her that she can come to me with anything.  And she has.  I wish that we had been closer in age but that was not possible.  

"Brother and sister, together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. Joy and laughter or tears and strife, holding hands tightly as we dance through life."

The one thing that us Rose kids can do when together is laugh.  It doesn't help that we are all smartasses either.  Earlier this year my brother and family came down for a visit and we had a nice family day.  We all had a lot of fun.  Laughed about stupid things and just enjoyed being together.  I wish that we could have more days like that.  

Marlena and Jason I love you very much and I am beyond thankful that I have an awesome brother and sister such as you.  But of course you are awesome you are related to ME.  *hehehehe*  Oh I kill me.