Oh ya! Jenell's Birthday. My sister, Jenell Giles turns 30. Or as we in the blogging business call this ... the 30th birthday. Anyway, I guess I should talk about my amazing sister some.
Jenell, being the oldest of my sisters, took on a surrogate mother roll with me as a child. She was always kind, sharing, and I never felt alienated with her. I don't remember if we actually ever fought about anything really. Maybe we did, but I really don't remember it. Now this may not be saying much to most of you, but if I were to list my fights with Andrea and Michelle you would almost be hard pressed to find a stretch of days without a fight growing up.
Jenell is a kind, generous, conscientious, strong woman and mom. I would hate to type "she has been through a lot" as if that encompassed her life. She has done much more to deserve the honorary "gone through a lot" phrase and deserves the respect and praise of her family and friends. Not enough can be said for those mentally, physically and spiritually strong enough to pass through the trials and challenges that she faces and come out optimistic and hopeful. I quite honestly have no idea what nuanced challenges someone faces raising a family, let alone as she has. There is something spectacular about Jenell and her strength, and I'd like to tip my hat to her. Jenell, you have been a supremely wonderful sister to me. You have also been a good friend and adviser that I have never felt guilty or pressured by you to be anything I didn't want to be. I once spoke of a guiding hand that carries us through trails and I believe Jenell is one of the strongest hands in our family.
Happy Birthday, I hope you get to have a great day today, you more than deserve it.
p.s. I am laying out plans for our apartments food storage, but catching the second cat is proving to be very difficult.
