puppetmaker | You May Call It Flag Day

But I call it my sister Sheila’s Birthday and will celebrate accordingly.

Happy Birthday Sheila! Congratulations for another trip ‘round the sun.

My sister is one of those people that I can say, “Hey I need you to do (blank)” and she asked where and when.

There have been a number of times over the years that I have tossed her into a sketch at a convention with little warning. I have volunteered her acting talents before tell her that she was going to be in a show. This has lead to some fun adventures and she has always been a trooper about it.

She has helped me move more than once and never asked for my help in return. Part of that might be because I have been out of town when she has moved but I appreciate that she was willing to help with getting me where I needed to go.

I have pulled her into my madcap adventures and she went with the flow.

Since I have moved up to New York about twenty years ago, we keep up with each other through the Internet, our parents, and when we see each other a couple of times a year.

She is Caroline’s Godmother. Caroline loves her very much. We had to work on stopping Caroline from tackle hugging Sheila about the time that Caroline was big enough to knock her over.

She has had a rough month and I am praying that the rest of her year is much better than this past month. She is a survivor of adversity.

I love my sister very much.

Happy Birthday. Hope the day brings you lots of lovely things.

I am grateful for my sister in my life.