Starting anew - with a shout-out

Today’s the 7^th. Of two thousand THIRTEEN! Brynlee went back to school today, and after three weeks of Holiday time off Spencer went back to work. Jace missed them both like crazy. Marlee’s second little tooth finally broke through, she's crawling - mainly army style - sitting up and a Lil' Miss bald baby. Jace successfully requested that I wear his Hulk mask while I loaded the dishwasher this afternoon and it is miserably freezing outside.  I finally organized the stack of ‘to go through’ papers that were sitting on the dining room table since November and we ate Pizza Hut for dinner. Christmas is all packed away ‘till another year and I have a cold sore the size of Texas {at least!} taking over my face. My laptop was gifted a shiny new keyboard {with a working CTRL key, so dang convienent} for Christmas and for whatever reason today seems a fine day to end my seven week unplanned blogging hiatus.

Mainly because today my little sister turns eleven and Mom called and clued me in that she was sorta, kinda hoping for a birthday blogging “shout-out”. So for you, birthday girl:

 A lil’ shout-out to you, Rieski-roo,

on this blog o’mine.

To tell you Happy Birthday

so mom won’t have to hear you whine.

When mom said you were to join the family

eleven years ago;

we were certain she was kidding

because she was no young doe.

As it turns out, it wasn’t a joke,

a baby sister - all swaddled in pink.

And since that day, you’ve been so loved -

the families unknown missing link.

We used to watch you dance and sing

And do tricks on the living room floor.

You would spin circles or do somersaults

And we would cheer and beg for more.

Now you are getting older,

but one thing remains the same.

Our family wouldn’t be complete without you.

In fact, we’d be quite lame.

You are the favorite aunt, the favorite grandkid,

the favorite sister-in-law.

And although they try to keep it a secret:

the favorite of ma’ and pa’!

I love you so much, my baby sister

you always make me proud.

And if there is one thing I know for certain

it’s that I am glad you joined our crowd!