My sister and her family came to visit from Houston, Texas this weekend and I felt like I was 18 all over again! The best thing about family is being able to pick up where you last left off – no matter how long its been. She claimed my brother and I used to make her do stuff for us, under threat of calling the police (why were you so afraid of them, Tarsh?). She also scolded me for never looking out for her when my mom gave her homemade bangs and subjected her to the DIY paperclip eyeglass fix back in ’83. I assured her it wasn’t anything personal, and then asked her to make me a jelly sandwich and turn the channel to Thundercats – just for old time’s sake. At first, she refused..but quickly changed her mind when she heard the police siren (coincidentally coming from my laundry room while I went to “check the mail”). 
© 2010 Vanessa
