Happy Birthday Shonda!

I have the greatest Sister. I only have one sister, so I don't have to worry about offending any one else, and I am certain that she is absolutely marvelous! Here are a few reasons why I adore her...

1. She listens to me babble... everyday
2. She's much smarter than I am
3. She is amazingly creative
4. She actually thinks of real solutions to my silly situations
5. Hello, have you seen her photos.....
6. She lifts me up so I can stand on mountains ;-)
7. We can always laugh at the same old memories
8. She is my medical consultant, my therepist and sometimes my punching bag
9. She watched my kid for 17 days straight
10. She has a different style then me so my clothes have always been safe from her.
11. She lived in Grants Pass and liked it.
12. She finds silly things to do like letterboxing and I end up liking it.
13. She is funny and doesn't always know it.
14. She went to BYU so I didn't have to.
15. She is a great mother.
16. She married a man with red hair and thinks he is so hot.
17. She uses the words "kick in the pants and britches"
18. She is very poetic
19. She always ratted me out in high school, probably kept me out of trouble
20. She made me her Brides Maid.
21. She is a great help with my church lessons
22. She helped name our dog, which she hates (not just him, but all dogs)
23. She has a nack for naming kids too
24. She can relate things to an episode of Oprah (she's seen them all for the last 5 years).
25. She can quote any part of The Princess Bride
26. She can be so beautiful
27. She has a little bit of "Banks" still in her like me
28. No one has ever decorated a chicken coop as cool as her
29. She loves me despite that I wasn't always as loving to her
30. Because she is my sister

Happy 30th Birthday Shonda!