Getting To Know You #3: Siblings

Welcome back to the Getting To Know You linky-party! Your hosts this week are

Cat from Stuff I Love
Nay from Cover 2 Cover
Victoria from Young Work At Home Moms

Here's how it works:

1) Copy the questions below.
2) Fill them out - be creative, we want to see the real you.
3) Include some photos if you like.
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I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!

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Getting To Know You: Sibilings

* (Note: If this week's theme is not applicable to you, feel free to write about people who were like siblings to you - cousins, good friends, etc)

1) How many siblings do you have and what are their names?

2) What is the age range among the children in your family?

3) In what ways are you like your siblings?

4) In what ways are you different from your siblings?

5) What is the craziest sibling story you've got?

6) Any treasured memories or routines you shared with your siblings?

7) What are your siblings' best talents?

8) You and your sibling get to share one perfect meal.  What is on the table?

My answers:

1) How many siblings do you have and what are their names?
Just one named Lauren

Painting by Mom

2) What is the age range among the children in your family?
She is 13 years older than I - mom always said she felt like she'd raised two only children.

3) In what ways are you like your siblings?
We were both theater majors.  We both love music and art.  We both likes to dance.  We both love The Princes Bride and While You Were Sleeping.   We both like to be silly.  We both had our kids crazy close together.

4) In what ways are you different from your siblings?
My sister is a lot more conservative than I am.  She's much more organized and much more independent.  She's a much better singer and actress.  We follow slightly different religions.  She's much more spontaneous.

5) What is the craziest sibling story you've got?

 

Well - let's see.  She was a big fan of spur-of-the-moment trips.  We once packed our bags before church, left before the benediction and arrive minutes before our cousin's wedding because we'd only been invited the day before and said "hey, why not?"  We dressed up like pirates and sang a Veggie Tales duet at a church talent show.  She was a super good sport and used to tote me around when she went out with her friends - even though I was 4 and she was 17!   

6) Any treasured memories or routines you shared with your siblings?
We were each other's maid/matron of honor at our weddings.  For a little while while were living at home together when I was in high-school, we would make hot-cocoa and snuggle in her bed and read each other bedtime stories. When I was very small she'd let me stay in her room if I was scared at night (and I was always scared at night).  She moved out when I was 7 and I used to borrow some of the clothes she'd left behind because they still smelled like her perfume.  

7) What are your siblings' best talents?
She is an incredible mom.  She home-schools all 4 of her kids and keeps them involved in activities even though they move around a lot.   She is so creative in coming up with educational activities and crafts for them, I'm always awed by what she comes up with.  And, as I said, she's a great singer/actress/dancer when she's got time.

she's a great auntie, too

8) You and your sibling get to share one perfect meal.  What is on the table?

Hah, well between the two of us it seems like we're allergic to just about everything!  It would definitely involve Millet Lasagna (I'm gluten free, she can't have tomatoes) and something decadently chocolate (cake?  fondu?)  Yum!