I thought I'd start the new year out right...with a blog! My oldest two children enjoy following my blog...probably because it isn't about them. So, I thought this one would be about them. The New Year is a year of reflection for me...and boy, do I have a lot to reflect on!
Lizard is my oldest. She started life struggling but has grown to be a beautiful, intelligent young woman (who has given me a grandson!). She was always bright....to smart for her own good really. She joined the Army at 17 (It's ok, I signed the papers). She left for boot camp August 3rd, 2010, Banana's 3rd birthday. Lizard was my rock, I cried for three months after she left. Lizard is also my answer to every unsolvable math problem....("I don't know, Skype your sister!"). Lizard was a born leader.
Cat is my second oldest. Born exactly 15 months after Lizard. Also, beautiful and intelligent! She is still close to home, living with her boyfriend Don Juan, who I also adore. Had they been born in reverse things probably would have been different. However, Cat had no issues with Lizard being the leader....except for a frequently sore bottom, until I figured it out. The two of them were the "Wonder Twins" when they were younger...they made me "wonder" A LOT!
Cat often tells me I should of had her first...and then stopped. Looking back, I can see why she might have wanted that. Cat was a cuddle bug while Lizard was Miss Independent. Cat was a follower, especially of Lizard whom she worshipped until she realized that worshipping Lizard got her in trouble!
The girls, together, were highly creative. They loved to finger-paint...preferably on their walls....with poop. They didn't love to get spankings and clean it up...but they finger-painted on a daily basis for quite some time anyway. Apparently, the painting was enjoyable enough that putting up with the spanking was worth it. Oh, and if you are wondering, apparently apple peels don't get digested and therefore they are edible the second time around.....
My brilliant girls discovered for me, that raw eggs fit down vacuum cleaner hoses. I did not know this. It is fun rolling eggs down through the vacuum cleaner hose onto the floor and watching them crack all over the new carpet. I was extremely impressed! (Note: It is not fun cleaning raw egg out of carpet!).
They also discovered that pickle sandwiches with parmesan cheese make for a great breakfast. I quickly started putting containers together with yogurt, cereal and a pickle on the side (I left off the parmesan cheese)....I hate pickles, they make me gag. They got their love for pickles from their dad, I blamed him for this one.
My girls have been my biggest supporters. When I decided to go back to school and get my bachelor's and then my master's degrees, they cheered me on. They have both since told me how proud they are of me, and how much of an inspiration I was for them. If you haven't been told by your children that you have inspired them...I can assure you, it is the best feeling ever....there are no words to describe what that is like.
When I chose to adopt Banana both girls backed me 110%. They, like me, didn't give a second thought to how she came to be in our lives, Banana was their sister, from day one. They loved her as much as I did. Besides, babies are fun..even babies born with drug addiction. Both of the girls assisted me whenever they could with Banana...changing diapers, feeding her, taking lots and lots of pictures, playing with her. Banana was the BEST toy ever...and also a good advertisement for birth control to two teenage girls!
Sometimes, I miss those days...though, not cleaning poop off the walls (I'm pretty sure the Army is glad I broke Lizard of that as well). I'm glad I wasn't a rabbit then.
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