Thursday, July 24, 2008

A Contrast Of Siblings

I know I've mentioned my sister, Angie, numerous times on this blog but did you know I have a brother too? Yep. I do. His name is Steven and he lives in Florida so I only see him once, maybe twice, a year. He's also 6 years older than I am--and a boy-- so we weren't really close growing up. Okay, so he did design clothes for my Barbie dolls, but other than that, we just didn't have much in common.

For the past 2 weeks, Steven has been traveling around France and Germany. For the past 2 weeks, I've been to Walmart 4 times.

While in Germany, he visited the Cologne Cathedral which contains the remains of the 3 Wise Men. At church last Sunday, the boys were a holy terror, so while in the cry room, I put them each in a corner. During Mass. In front of Father William. And I'll do it again if I have to.

In Paris, Steven was served croissants, (real) French onion soup, and fine wine. I serve my family fruit loops, pb&j sandwiches, and juice boxes. Daily.

He spent hours walking with his boyfriend along the Brittany coast in France. I spent hours last Monday trying to get the pee smell out of my living room carpet from where the boys tipped over their potty.

I think this is where I'm supposed to say how I wouldn't trade my life for his and motherhood is full of joy and wonder and blah, blah, blah, but dangit, I want some croissants too! And I don't mean from Walmart!

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18 comments:

  1. HA! Great comparisons. Yeah, I want his life, too. When do we leave??

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  2. Merrie--Probably not until retirement age, then we'll be too old to enjoy it!

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  3. Remind me to ask Momma if she can make me some pjs like that again.

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  4. Heellloooo! Your children's grandparents want to do all those things too, and are capable of having lots of fun too! :)

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  5. Cute PJ's; and cute children!

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  6. Ok, yes I want that life!!! The PJ's are adorable

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  7. Angie--Ha! She just threw out her sewing machine!

    Judy--With or without medication? ;)

    LeAnn--I wish my mom would have kept them--she was quite the seamstress!

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  8. Why would you want to give up our dashingly exciting lives as mommies:)

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  9. I love it! Sometimes I just have to serve myself mineral water in a wine glass to pretend like I am in Vienna...now my children like to drink it and it's lost the magic...something about drinking Acqua Panna out of a plastic "Cars" cup just doesn't seem so deluxe...

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  10. Brittany--He's the one totally missing out on a life that is sometimes governed by poop, right?!

    Elizabeth--Don't forget to mention cappuccino in a Spongebob mug!

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  11. those pj's are too cute! My brother and I are very different also, but different is good isn't it. :)

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  12. Ah, my comment disappeared.

    Thanks for the laughs. I returned home to find a pee smelling bathroom. I've cleaned it, but it still smells. Someone got creative. The hunt is on. I'm trying to tell myself it's an adventure. ha ha.

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  13. Kristen--I can't complain too much about him because he bought me a pair of Uggs last Christmas!

    Angie--That sounds like my boys' bathroom! I don't how they manage to get it all over the walls!

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  14. Oh my! Those are quite the outfits... gotts love the 70's!

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  15. LOVE this picture!
    I know those p.j.'s

    (Also,
    Come on over for the last night of my virtual-girls-night-out.)

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  16. Kat--Thank goodness there were no digital cameras in the '70s right?!

    Ann--Heading over there now....

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  17. Me too me too! I wanna be strolling the beach with my boyfriend. How fun and romantic would that be. Oh remember boyfriends? Romance? Long walks? Holding hands?

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  18. Andrea--I would love to be at the beach right now and away from this 100 degree heat and dusty dirt road!

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