time for family. And family is love. I love my family with an intensity that sometimes crushes me to bits and makes it hard to breathe. I can’t imagine my existence without them. And I adore this time of year because it gives us all a reason to come together. With a family like mine that is spread halfway across the globe, our times together are infrequent, but they are wonderful.
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OMG, well now I just can't WAIT to meet Naomi! We'll be fast friends because yes, I'm irritating and juvenile.
Great post!
I'm gonna meet Naomi, I'm going to meet Naomi.
(Told ya I was juvenile!)
Wooooot woot!! You have NO idea how excited I am to be guest posting over here, Debi. You are the greatest bestie ever! Thank you for that awesome introduction and I really really wish you could be over here in Texas with me and Amy too. *sulking* Do you know it's been in the 80's here this week????? It's so crazy. It feels more like summer than Christmas. We have to find a way to hang out in person one of these days. Hopefully we can bust out our spicy salsa dresses next time I'm in Chicago. We'll paint the whole town red. And then some. I love ya, girl!! Mwah!!!!
@ Mads Mom: I also wanted to say that I am OVER THE MOON about getting the chance to meet you this week. And I promise I won't stand on any toilets while I hang out with you, Amy, or make you pee on yourself in hot pink stirrup pants. Probably. Maybe.
Naomi,
I loved this post. It is so something I would have, could have, might have done to my 2 little sisters and I see it happening regularly between my girls. Viva la sister love!Thanks for guest posting,you rock my socks off.Now,if I could just find a way to meet you and Amy next week in Texas:)Love ya!
xoxoxo
@AMY,
You will love her!She is the kind of friend that everybody deserves in life.She is like a damn ray of sunshine…and I am not exaggerating:)Have fun hanging out in Texas!LOL
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The announcement of your period is totally Karma coming back at you! 🙂
OMG. First off, hot pink stirrup pants made me spit out my drink this morning. I remember those Christmases of getting shaker sweaters and stirrups. Blech!
Second, it says a lot about you that you stood on that toilet. 🙂 Oh, the karma of you getting your period announced like Queen Elizabeth was arriving…too much!
I need to go tweet you now because I didn't know you were in Texas!
@Lori Nice to meet you! Thanks for joining in!
@Liz You are right! I totally deserved that. Hopefully I'm in Karmic balance now:) Heehee.
@Gigi I know! And the worst part is that all of that stuff is coming back!! I saw some hot pink jeans that looked almost identical to the originals at the mall the other day. (My sister would probably still love them. I should get them for her to restore the karmic balance.) Thanks for the tweet too!! Are you also in Texas?? Where? We should meet up sometime!
As always, a great post from Organic Motherhood! Girl, you are an evil sister standing on that toilet! Just kidding. I'm sure most of us have done worse to our siblings. My brother and I have always gotten along wonderfully but we had our moments. He's the one who took it upon himself to reveal the truth about Santa. But not only Santa…the Easter bunny, the tooth fairy, you name it, he told me. He claims he was being a protective brother who wanted to fill me in on all the lies our parents tell us, but I think he just wanted to prove he was smarter than me.
Merry Christmas to everyone and happy New Year! And what a great idea about the holiday blog swap. Will this be an annual thing? I'd love to get in on the action next time around.
Oh man oh man.
You wretched, wretched thing!
(I say as I die laughing.)
And hot pink stirrup pants…*sigh*…where have all the fashion mavens gone, I ask you?
Oh, the thoughts of Contempo Casuals boxes being a thing of JOY , when found under the tree.
Oh, and I had the big big sweater to my knees, with the patterned stirrups that gave everyone cankles.
Thanks for stirring up some hilarious patheticness from the memory files.
Merry Xmas, Deb and Naomi! You're both such kind, wonderful women.
The Empress nailed it! Hilarious memories, aren't they?
I also got my sisters to eat dog and cat food. I can't believe they did it 😉
Let me just say how jealous I am about all of you meeting Naomi! One of these days I want to meet her too!!!
I'm pretty sure I got that outfit for Christmas too and there are pictures to prove it. Personally, I think you did your sister a favor my having her wet it before pictures could be taken.
Naomi, can I call you Nay? I'm scrambling to find some hot pink stirrup pants. Nows the time to make me wet my pants if ever there was one! (And removing the heavy sweaters from my suitcase!)
I can see that outfit perfectly. Especially the large pee stain. Classic. This was hysterical! Also made me long for a sister…
Man, I love you so much. I'm 100% the older sister in this scenario. And every other.
Oh wow! Yep…sounds like something a sister would do. I've often said, my sisters and I were diabolical in our torture plans, but deadly to anyone else who hurt one of us.
I could use some stirrup pants. And leg warmers. No really!
That's terrible! You're poor sister! I have a feeling she wasn't entirely innocent when you were growing up, though. 🙂
(Sidenote: I was cracking up at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn reference!)
That's too funny. You big sister's must be born with the desire to make younger sister's cry. Mine did it all the time to me too. Loved the story…thanx for sharing. Isn't it true how we can drive each other nuts but then have each other's backs! Families are crazy that way.
I'm the little sister in my family, but I took control of the tormentor role. If I had done that to my sister, I would have thought it HILARIOUS. Too bad I wasn't creative enough to think of it!
As an only child I've always been terribly envious of those with siblings. But I do get to enjoy my stirrup pants in peace, so that's something!
Naomi, you have me dying over here! So funny, and amazing the depths we will sink to when siblings are involved!
And those outfits took me back a bit…I had a long run with shoulder pads that I would just as soon forget.
Have fun with Amy! I've met her and she's a hoot!
🙁 I think my age is coming up to bite me, because I have no idea what anyone is talking about, almost like my whole Fresca incident with Lori LOL. I think I was born either during or after this era. buutttt Standing on the toilet totally sounds like something my boys would do to each other! In fact I know they would, <3 siblings.
@RollerCoasterWife: Hey Girl! It is so good to see you here!! And yes, you're right. I AM the evil sister. (But I can be nice too. Sometimes.) That's hilarious about your brother. Nino was doing that recently at school. Telling all the kids that SAnta is just a man in a red suit. I had to explain to him that he needed to keep that info on the DL, cuz he was ruining everyone's Christmas. I don't think he even understood what he was doing. It's all my husband's fault that he doesn't beileve in Santa anyway. Arg! Anyway, it would be AWESOME if you joined in on the HOHO swap next year!! I'll make sure you are included. I love ya, girl!! And a merry merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family! xoxoxoxoxox
Lori @ In Pursuit of Martha Points: Oh I love you, girl! And you better watch out. Don't wear any hot pink stirrups if I ever get to meet you. It's just too tempting for the evil inside me. Merry Christmas!! Huggles to all!
@Empress: I am DYING to see some pics of you in those patterned stirrups and oversize sweaters. I bet you were the essence of 80's hotness. Please share!! I was always kind of a big dork. I had to follow along in the fashion trends of my little sis. And she is 3 years younger than me. Maybe that's why I stood on the toilet? I was jealous of her 80's fashionista power. Hee hee. Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family! I love you, Alexandra. You are such an awesome friend. Thanks for being you!
@Natalie: Oh it's so good to know I'm not the only evil sister out there. You tricked your siblings into eating cat and dog food too? LOL. I told her it was graham crackers and it seems to me she quite enjoyed it. I love you, Nat! You are such an awesome friend. I wish we could meet also! One of these days when I get out to Cali I'm gonna stalk your house. Just wait! xoxoxoxox Merry Christmas to you and your sweet little adorable monsters.
@Poppy: Bwhahaaha!! I'm going to tell my sis what you said. She'll get a kick out of that. And PLEASE, if you have any real live photos of you in that hot pink getup, YOU MUST SHARE!!! I want evidence! I love ya, Poppy! You are so awesome and so much fun. Thanks so much for your friendship and Merry Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family! xoxoxoxoxo
@Amy: Please do not tempt me. I really don't want to have to make you pee yourself during our first meeting. You might never want to hang with me again. Though I really would like to see you in a pair of those hot pink stirrups. Esp. preggers and all. That would be a photo to remember.
@Missy Wonder Friend: Yep, sisterhood really is awesome. I just wished we lived closer now so I could torment her more easily and more often. Thanks for visiting and a very happy Christmas to you and your beautiful family!!
@KLZ: I love you more. And we must schedule a get together at some point. With our sisters. It would be so awesome.
@Mandy That is SO TRUE. For as much hell as I put my sis though, I was a BEAST to anyone who so much as looked at her wrong. Funny huh? I love you, Mandy! Thanks for coming over here to visit. And a big ole Merry Xmas to you and your sweet little family! I love ya, girl!
@MommaKiss: And I bet you would look adorable in them! (Just don't tempt me by wearing them in my genenral vicinity. I can't be responsible for my own actions where hot pink stirrups are concerned.) So happy to see you are out and about and feeling a little better. Love ya, girl! Merry Merry Christmas!
@Not Just Another Jennifer: Yeah, she wasn't exactly the model of sweetness either, but considering I was the Queen of Evil, I guess I don't blame her. Bwhahaha! Thanks for stopping by. I'm heading over to visit your blog later today! Great to meet you!
Megan: Not for long if you become fast friends with me. Hide your stirrups ladies! I can't control myself around them.
Crystal: I agree! Families are so crazy, but we love each other all the same right? Great to meet you here in this blog hop and I LOVED your dog poop Christmas story! A must-read for everyone!!!
@Balancing Mama Julie: That's awesome. But please don't share any of your tactics with my sis. She might still be looking for a little retribution…hhahahaaha. Great to meet you! I love your blog!
@Mama P: You must be super young huh? Good thing. You missed the whole 80's spectacle and didn't have to live the rest of your life traumatized. Great to meet you! And I look forward to getting to know you better. Merry Christmas!
@Sherri: Yeah, I'm a little embarassed to say JUST how long of a run I had with shoulder pads *she said while frantically ripping a pair out of her shirt* I'm so excited to meet Amy! And I wish I could meet you too! Have a wonderful Christmas! Lots of love! xoxoxoxo
Wow, I cannot believe you were that mean Naomi! You are such a sweetheart as an adult. Or, at least that's what I see. It's funny how we take out of our issues on teh ones we love the most. I'm glad to hear though that you and your sister are close now. I can only hope that my little gals become best of friends for life.
Naomi, I can't believe you made your sister pee her pink pants. I love that 🙂 And I love you. Merry Christmas, darlin'!