DVMsWife: 2/28/10

My big sister came up to visit this past weekend. We had a blast. From laughing, to my venting out my life's maddening day to day chaos to her, eating chocolate, having a cart-wheel contest and spending quality time together, it was a weekend I hated to see end so soon. My sister lives three and a half hours away from me. It was great to have her here. She picked up Tim Friday from his physical therapy while I was having my hair cut, hung out with him at our house and helped out the kids once they got home from school. That was so nice! I didn't feel so rushed on Friday and enjoyed not having to be in two places at once.

Saturday we spent time eating the homemade, kick-butt bread she made. I kept teasing her about actually making it. It was that good. I still don't believe she really made it from some recipe she found on All Recipes.com. Fess up sister. Which bakery?

While we munched on bread and drank Diet Pepsi, we decided it would be fun to interview one another for our blogs. Now that she has become a blog addict, diva like me, we thought it would be somewhat interesting to share a little about each other.

And instead of making up some questions we couldn't even make up, we asked Mini Me, sweetest daughter of mine, to ask us anything that came to her mind. With an evil grin she giggled and said, "This will be fun!".

It was. It was silly, giggly and full of burps and Diet Pepsi belching. My daughter is so doomed.

So this is how the interview went. You can go to my sister's blog and read her interview here.

MM: What is your favorite blog entry you did? Mom, I liked Hope's story sitting with Dad in his chair. That was funny.

Good grief girly. There are so many favorites I have written.

I think the Ruby Tuesday entries have been my favs. Writing silly stuff, sharing pictures. That is always fun. But I do like sharing some of the seriousness of my life; get it out into the open.

Seriously Mom?

Seriously daughter. (Rolls eyes)

MM: What is your favorite part of the Tetons in Wyoming? Well I already know what my sister answered and I was going to say that. Quite possibly the views? The whole out west feeling. Love it.

MM: What two things do you sisters have in common? Love of the west and cats. A no-brainer for sure.

MM: What were the things you loved to do as a child? Climb trees and play with my Breyer horses. Lot's of memories there!

Lisa says I am being silly and she is being serious here. ( Yet I hear her laughing at Mini Me's questions too!)

MM: How much older is Aunt Lisa than you? Isn't she 50? She is not 50, yet. Older and wiser? How much older than me are you sister?

MM:How many states have you been to? Do you want an estimated guess? A guestimation? Lisa, should we call dad on this one? Phone a friend? ( My sister had to write them all down, one by one on a piece of paper. See older, wiser.)

Too many to list? Nearly half of the 50 states?

MM: What is your favorite color? Purple Mine too Mom.

MM:Which one of you girls was married first? The older one.

MM: Are you a dog person or a cat person? Depends on the day........ have become a better dog person because of my Ruby dog but always a kitty cat lover person. Dogs eat poop........cat's don't..........as far as I know. That's gross, especially when they try to lick you. But then again, cats lick their hineys......well enough said on that subject.

MM: What is your favorite flower? Daisies. Such happy flowers!

MM: Who can burp louder? I don't know should we have a contest? Mini Me says it is her mother, that would be me. Who doesn't burp? Come on, my faithful readers, it's human nature. We all do it. It's fun. It makes us feel better. We laugh. Close tie on this one. Asil taught me........you know, the whole older, wiser thing.

MM: Who got in the most trouble growing up? Oh that is easy. Our brother did. But Asil broke our parents in before I was old enough so they gave up by the time I was 8. Ha. Ha. To this day my mom still cringes when she thinks of my high school days and locking myself in my bedroom for hours.

MM: Who snores the loudest? Well I wouldn't know. I don't hear her. But agreed our husbands do and we probably purr.

MM: Manicure or pedicure? Pedicure. Let someone else deal with my toenails......

MM: Okay, last question? Do you two love each other? Love her like a sister. Of course I do silly! She brings me Peeps and chocolate and homemade bread and trashy magazines she knows I flip through once. Listens to me rant and rave. Puts up with my whining, burping, other noises I make that only a sister could giggle along with.

Yep, I love her to pieces.

I've been in hiding. Away from my blog, the world, friends, the internet. I guess I wouldn't really call it hiding. I've been sick. Plain and simple. What started as an annoying cough two weeks ago escalated into a full blown upper respiratory infection. The cough that has polluted my inner self has been a rough one. But I'm not complaining about the six pack abs I now am liking. Coughing uses so many of your stomach muscles you know. Try it sometime. Okay, don't try it. Don't get sick like me. Be healthy. Stay healthy. Swallow those vitamins. Get lot's of sleep. Don't become too stressed out. Don't run, run, run all day long. Be strong.

Funny, I didn't hear this pep talk to myself several weeks ago.

My son once again nabbed this shot of me sleeping. Napping with one of our sweet barn cats that had been turned into a rag doll by two mischievous, bored, hyper dogs. One dog started it and the other thought it would be fun to help out. Our little, bitty kitty is okay. I think she has learned to stay clear of those two dogs and perhaps use her claws a bit more. This is where she ended up though. Happy, content, warm and safe; exhausted. Just like moi.

Bonnie and Clyde. Thelma and Louise. Dumb and dumber. Stupid is as stupid does. Partners in crime.

And I'll leave it at that.

The one of the left is the instigator and the short one on the right is the accomplice. Both of which have been up to no good lately.

But I still love them to pieces. We have a love/hate relationship at times. Right now I can't resist their warm bodies keeping my feet warm under my computer desk as I type.

A few weeks ago a package showed up on my porch and was safely found before canine teeth opened it. A lovely wrapped canvas picture from my bloggy friend in Pennsylvania. She sent it just because. Because that is how sweet of a person she truly is. Ms. Dogs N Horses herself, Holly has been encouraging me on these over these past seven months. She has been cheering for Tim and I, leaving such warm, and huge words of encouragement to at least tell me she is there, always thinking of us. Her heart is as big as her state and she has left me humbled at times. She sent me this cool gift and now I have this constant reminder hanging on my wall of a special person thinking of me and especially Tim in another state. How sweet is that? Someone I've only met through blogging. Awesome!

Did you know she is a Corgi dog lover just like me? Very much so! And loves her horses just like me?

Hi Holly! I love this picture by the way! You're the best!

When I did find some time to venture on to the internet I paid a visit to one of my favorite blog sites, Pioneer Woman. On her photography section she asked for pictures of dogs. Thousands of pictures flooded in on her Flickr Photography Assignment group, which included the one you see above. And I mean thousands! That is Parker, Hope's sister. I took it last summer during one of our visits to see Hope and her siblings. I added this pic to Pioneer Woman's Flickr group and low and behold it made her website here! This made my coughing stop for a short time and I could actually breathe! I forgot how sick I was for 23 minutes. Then I had a coughing fit, blew some snot out of my nose, drank some orange juice and patted my sore stomach muscles. To say the least, I was very excited to see a photograph I had taken appear on such a popular website. Geeked. Happy. On-top-of-the-world.

So now that I feel like I am coming back from planet sick, I'm looking forward to a nice weekend of sun, warmer temps, and good times with my sister who is on her way up to visit. I'm looking forward to seeing her and having her hear me vent, laugh and giggle at silly stuff, go shopping, eat some sweets and have some quality time together.

What is everyone else planning for this first weekend of March? Enjoy your weekend!