HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY 64th Birthday SIS
JULY 4th and Thinking of my baby sister TINA
(my itty bitty teenie weenie tiny little sister)
I cherish the memories of celebrating our Birthdays with Tina.
Our family always made a big deal out of holidays and special occasions like Birthdays.
A few of our Special birthdays were done proper @ the cottage on Rice Lake. I remember Tina's 30th Birthday at the lake, complete with a bounty of small lobsters. Sis couldn't handle the tentacles, but she could polish off quite a few lobsters.
Mom and Sis were "look alikes"
Tina was a rolling stone like our mother. Always moving around and always ready for a change. I don't think I ever grasped the fact that they could be similar in looks as well until I read the description of our mom in the "Children's Aid Society" report....WHY did it never occur to me before? The report was dealing with the CAS adoption of my Brother Steve, The worker went into great detail on mom's appearance and demeanor
It was like they were describing my sister TINA perfectly.
WELL GROOMED and NICELY DRESSED - check!
SMALL FRAME and GOLDEN BLONDE - check!
ARTICULATE and WELL SPOKEN - check!
OUTGOING and EASY TO TALK TO - check!
VARIED INTERESTS and ENGAGING - check!
ARTISTIC and MUSICAL - check!
IT DIDN"T STOP THERE!
Tina was Extremely "Fashion Conscious" and always had the latest style of clothes, makeup, furniture, hairdo. Everything Tina did or touched was done with great care. Even visiting us @ the cottage, she and the children would arrive looking ready for the runway.
I never thought about where this trait is came from or that it could be possibly passed down from our mom. That particular Gene has been passed on to Tina's daughter as well, while I unfortunately did NOT aquire it LOL
Looking at photographs I have also discovered more similarities. Both our mother and Tina had the same teeth. The eye teeth in particular were wonkie. When my Aunt Anne showed me a photo of mom back in 1956 I instantly recognized the same dental problem that Tina had. OH and the "eyebrows"....not only can I see Tina and mom had similar, also "Brother Steve"! All three of them have the same eye brows and nose. FREAKY!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA ~ luv ya!
