So Feb 1st, 2011 it arrived! The Oklahoma blizzard! I have to laugh when I hear the word blizzard because I know that this was not a blizzard. But for our sake it was the worst snow storm OK has seen since Christmas Eve 2009. That was the day after we brought our precious new baby home from the hospital. A day that was all together frightening and wonderful. I remember sitting at home with my baby and husband and 3 cocker spaniels, oh and my dad was around too; when we got the call from my sister. She was stranded at work ( Panera Bread) right down the street and wondering if she could spend a few days with us. My heart sighed at the news! My sister, was the closest thing to mom of the year I knew and as tired as I was I needed her there. Now I know that my husband and father were there, but it could never match having my sister there. She has always been there for me emotionally and physically. She is a short thing but yet has the ability to kick anyone's derrière if needed (even mine). When she arrived, she held Joslyn and she would stop crying. Suddenly giving Joslyn her first bath wasn't as scary anymore. And when I needed companionship, she knew how to give it. I am so lucky to have my sister! Now over a year later I am snowed in inside a different house with a toddler instead of an infant and I am finding myself wishing she was here. I live too far away from her work now and even if she got stranded I know she couldn't come, but I will always remember the love and help she sent my way that couple of days. Some times God gives us exactly who we need when we need it. Who would you like to be stranded in a snow storm with?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
There's no business like snow business!
So Feb 1st, 2011 it arrived! The Oklahoma blizzard! I have to laugh when I hear the word blizzard because I know that this was not a blizzard. But for our sake it was the worst snow storm OK has seen since Christmas Eve 2009. That was the day after we brought our precious new baby home from the hospital. A day that was all together frightening and wonderful. I remember sitting at home with my baby and husband and 3 cocker spaniels, oh and my dad was around too; when we got the call from my sister. She was stranded at work ( Panera Bread) right down the street and wondering if she could spend a few days with us. My heart sighed at the news! My sister, was the closest thing to mom of the year I knew and as tired as I was I needed her there. Now I know that my husband and father were there, but it could never match having my sister there. She has always been there for me emotionally and physically. She is a short thing but yet has the ability to kick anyone's derrière if needed (even mine). When she arrived, she held Joslyn and she would stop crying. Suddenly giving Joslyn her first bath wasn't as scary anymore. And when I needed companionship, she knew how to give it. I am so lucky to have my sister! Now over a year later I am snowed in inside a different house with a toddler instead of an infant and I am finding myself wishing she was here. I live too far away from her work now and even if she got stranded I know she couldn't come, but I will always remember the love and help she sent my way that couple of days. Some times God gives us exactly who we need when we need it. Who would you like to be stranded in a snow storm with?
Lovely essay, Sweetie. Enjoyed it very much. So glad to see even more joy coming into your sister's life.
ReplyDeleteIf stuck in a blizzard, I choose you, of course. We always knew how to have boatloads of fun on a non-existent budget. XOXO!
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