This week, my sister Kelli took time out from her extremely busy schedule to come stay with the kids, providing Todd and I with two nights of rest and relaxation. It was the first time we'd been away together, without the children, in almost nine years.She got the supplements in. She got a very ramped up Riley into school on Monday(no small feat). She packed lunches. She did dinner, "I'm sorry Aunt Kelli, I don't want to hurt your feelings but I don't like this food you cooked," squeaked Riley.
Despite the rejection of her "cooking" (same chicken nuggets, broccoli, and fries I always feed them) Kelli was taken by the overall sweetness of my kiddos.
Did I mention she was up all night two nights in a row due to the newly spayed kitten who is sequestered in my office and not afraid to meow about it? Ooopsey. Oh yeah, she also did the litter boxes and even took out the garbage!
We were able to share a couple of days with her before and after our trip, and it was so good to have her here, seeing our neighborhood, eating dinner with us, witnessing our lives. She even went to chorus with me on Sunday!
Right now, she's asleep in Seth's bed, Seth is asleep on an air mattress in Riley's room, Riley is asleep in her bed, HT is asleep on the king size, the cats are asleep somewhere in this house, and I am awake, at 5AM, typing away, appreciating my sister.
Thank you Kelli.
Love.
18 comments:
hooray for kelli!
how was the trip?????????
What a perfect gift.
Thanks, Kelli!
Sisters are lifesavers, no doubt about it. What a blessing.
Btw, you are one of my Ordinary Heroes.
I love your sister! What an awesome gift...for both of you. Glad you had a chance to get away as well as spend some time with her. :-)
What a great picture! You guys look so cute together!
I hope you and HT had a terrific time. What a gift for your kids to let them know that you trust them to be alone with another adult for a few days. Winners all around.
Kelli is a bad ass. Thank you, Kelli. Our friend needed that.
Come back soon. Please.
That's some serious ass love period.
There's nothing like a sister! Big Love to Kelli.
Thank God for sisters! Mine is wonderful, too. And, somehow, I just realized that your son's name is also Seth. How did I miss that before?
I hope you guys had a WONDERFUL time! Yay for sis.
:)
A great sister is the best thing since sliced bread. Kelli sure fits the bill.
So happy for you that you got to take some time!
how pretty you two are, such warm genuine smiles
I'm glad you had a good trip and a good visit with your sister
Yay, Kelli! I have two sisters and I love them both a ton! Sisters rock!
I want a sister
What a great sister! You guys look so cute in that picture!
What a great gift. You mentioned writing this at 5 AM, does that mean you got up really early or never went to bed?
Great pic too Happy Mother's Day
I went to bed, but I was up. I'm a morning person by nature.
WHAT A SISTER - GIVE HER A HUG FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
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