Happy Birthday Michele!

Today is my sister’s birthday. I won’t tell you how old she is because she is feeling a little sensitive about that these days but I couldn’t let this day go by without doing something. So, Yvonne and I have compiled a list that will highlight the things that we love and appreciate about Michele.

1. She’s fun and she’s funny. There is less laughter at our Monday night family dinners when Michele’s not there.
2. She’s smart but doesn’t flaunt it.
3. She’s one of the most creative people we know.
4. She’s wise.
5. I am always impressed with how she tackles a new project.
6. Even though she’s the baby of the family, she has never acted spoiled.
7. She was smart enough to marry a wonderful man.
8. She keeps a neat, tidy, organized household.
9. She loves our kids.
10. She has taught me more about boundaries than anyone else.
11. Her son Joey has 3 lizards and a snake. In his bedroom. (The lizards eat crickets and the snake eats mice) Enough said.
12. She has successfully passed her love of reading and books on to her children.
13. She only needs to hear the words of a song once to be able to sing it through its entirety.
14. When she sets her mind to do something, she does it with gusto.
15. She loves God.
16. She’s got a funky sense of style including her green toe nails, bright lipsticks, and cool scarves on bad hair days.
17. She has a terrific sense of humour and is able to laugh at herself.
18. She is presently writing her second textbook. I wish that textbooks were written by people like Michele when I was young.
19. She is a great cook. A few days ago, when we were catering a dinner, we realized that we had forgotten to make the salad dressing. All we had to do was call Michele, tell her what kind of salad we had made and she came up with a dressing that was perfect.
20. She is one of the most generous people I know.
    

There you are folks. I think this might embarrass Michele a bit but I think that we don’t often share enough of these kinds of things with the people we love. We'll be taking her out for lunch tomorrow, just the sisters.

I am blessed.