I love you

I must be one of the luckiest people on earth. I have four amazing siblings and two of the best parents anyone could ask for. As of today, they have been married for thirty years. What an achievement!

Nowadays, divorce is common, but the thought is not even relevant in my household. My parents made all the right choices in marriage, and I am glad they chose each other. I have not seen them fight in ten years.

They went out to dinner today, to celebrate. Before my dad got home from work, Mom went upstairs to change into her new dress. When she came down, I could see the sparkle in her eyes, She was absolutely beautiful. She had on her new blue dress and a gorgeous shawl over her shoulders. I could tell she felt beautiful. Dad had gotten her a pearl necklace, bracelet, and earring set that matched her outfit. I helped her put on the necklace, and she put on the bracelet and earrings herself. I could not stop smiling. Her face sparkled.

She was beautiful.

Dad came home and went up to kiss Mom. He must be the luckiest man on earth, and she is the luckiest woman. Dad opened Mom's card and they both opened mine. Dad found his present, an old map of the world, framed in a nice frame. His eyes lit up, and he managed to make a decision as to where he wanted it, rather than listening to his wife, who seemed to like it somewhere else.

They got all their stuff together and left to go out to dinner. When they left, I could not stop smiling. They love each other so much, and I know that as long as they live, they will stay married. I love them so much and I am glad they are still married.

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!!

Lord of the Flies

I have never been left breathless by a book until now. And this was the second time I had read the book cover to cover. The whole story goes so slowly until the end. In the last chapter, the biggest and scariest action of the book happens and the chase seen and the who climax is right there. The falling action was two paragraphs long. It took me three hours to get my breath fully back.

Siblings

I am very glad I grew up with siblings. It has taught me more than I can fit in a blog post and more than I know that I know.

• I learned how to fight with the people I love.
• I learned how to forgive the people with which I fight.
• I learned how to be called stupid or immature or any other recognizably insulting names and not be insulted.
• I learned how to deal with immaturity when I know I am just as or more so immature.
• I learned how to deal with authority and not having it.
• I learned to have fun at something I adamantly don't want to do.
• I learned how to entertain myself with something others see as work.
• I learned how to make myself heard when I need to be.
• I learned how to be silent when I have no seniority or authority.
• I learned to ask questions when I don't know an answer.
• I learned how to figure things out for myself when I can't find an answer.
• I learned how to clean bathrooms and wash kitchen floors.
• I learned how to do the dishes and clear and set a table for a meal.
• I learned that the more you know someone, the harder they are for whom to shop.

There are too many more to count, so I will shut up now. I hold firm to the fact that second to life, the best gift a parent can give to a child is a sibling.