My girls have been playing together - a lot. And it.is.awesome! This morning alone, they have been playing (loudly) in the basement for over an hour with not a peep needed from me. Incredible! The payoff of two kids is here! Of course this is not 24/7, but its becoming more and more frequent and I am absolutely loving it. Not only because I can get so much done while they play, but also because I can hear how much fun they are having as they develop their friendship and it brings back fond memories of doing the same with my sister.
We played Barbies and school and rollerskating around the basement and Michael Jackson records for hours and hours and it was so much fun. Of course, she will tell you that when we played Barbies, she made me be "poor" while she got all the good Barbies and the one Ken doll and got to be rich. And when we played school she was the teacher every time and bossed me around. And when we listened to Michael Jackson, she might interrupt me to say "Go get me a snack - boss's orders" and I would listen.
Somehow I've blocked out these memories and only remember having fun. Watching my girls play together makes me hopeful that they too will enjoy a lifelong friendship and funny (differing) memories and someone to call five times a day and answer the phone with "WHAT?" They'll have someone to tell them they're being bitchy and to talk about their crazy parents (that would be us) and just in general, to go through life with. And in the meantime? I get some peace and the best kind of non-quiet...the sounds of two sisters laughing, pretending and just generally having a ball.
Sis and I pregnant together
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