Today is Terri's birthday. Terri is my younger sister and I am blessed. There is 3 1/2 years difference between us. When we were little, some of my fondest memories include barefeet, making of mudpies, dress up, dolls and Barbies.
We shared a room for years, until the day came when we could move to a bigger house and my preteen, hormonal, diary writing self couldn't wait to get away from her. I thought my own room was all I needed to finally have peace and privacy. Imagine my horror when she and another friend found my diary, and read it into a tape recorder, pushed "play" right outside my bedroom door and then took off running. I was sitting on my bed, probably listening to Elton John records, when all of a sudden, I heard this very dramatic reading (Oscar worthy, I tell you....Meryl Streep herself would have been moved) of MY VERY OWN WORDS!!!! I remember bolting from the bed throwing the door open hoping to knock down the perps, only to find a small black tape recorder playing from the hallway.
We laugh over that story now....she will probably say it was justice for the mudpies I tried to get her to eat when we were younger.
We've been so fortunate to end up in Arkansas together, since our parents and our brother are still in the Dallas area. We're not in the same town, but at least we're not too far. We've been able to be there for one another during many of the important times in life, and we've been blessed enough to be able to just visit one another for the sake of just being together.
She is an accomplished woman, a wonderful wife and mother, and a gem of a sister.
Happy Birthday Terri!
