Difference Between Sisters and Brothers!

Every once in a while, I'll give one of my siblings the "gift of time" for a birthday gift. I've primarily done it for Ann and Louise (only one person at a time, though!). My sisters are always more than happy to have me help them with projects - cleaning, sorting, organizing, etc. This is a gift I enjoy giving and they enjoy receiving. I'm not always timely in my once-a-month intentions, but I usually get it all done in one calendar year.

For Tom's July 2018 birthday, I gave him this gift. It was the first time I've ever done this for my brother. Wow, was it hard. It has taken me 19 months to finally give / do something for the one year I intended! When I kept bringing this up, he kept saying I didn't need to do anything else. "That's not the point! What do you want?" He mostly wanted just to spend time with his little sister . . . he is such an incredibly sweet guy.

I'm not sure how I should try to do something like this for him in the future . . . but I know that my sisters have a much easier time bossing me around! (Just kidding. They're lovely, but are happy to have me help with projects.)

Here's my copy of the "coupon" for Tom:

Siblings

I am so glad that I have Tom, Ann, and Louise for siblings! I love them (and go crazy with them sometimes). I'm glad we've shared so much of our lives and stories with one another.

We went to the lawyer's office on Thursday, April 13 to take care of some of the last (I hope) paperwork in regard to my parents' estate. Then we went out to dinner at the Timberlodge Steak House. After dinner, we went for a walk in Old Town (at Southtown). Louise, Tom, and I had pretty specific memories about hanging out there as teenagers. Ann, not so much. There was an area for the Easter bunny and we took some photos. Fun!