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Sisters (A Tribute to Sue And Karole )
You are blood of my blood, bone of my bones,
we shared the same name and the same little home.
We laughed and we played and shared secrets unknown;
and lived there together in the same little home.
We went through our teen years , together, alone
Each living their own life, our futures unknown;
We got up each morning, went our own special way,
And came back to the little house at the end of the day.
Now years have flown past us, we each have our say,
and sometimes we don't talk to each other for days.
But, somehow come twilight, our memories are drawn;
and we come back together in the same little home.
Original poem by Kathalise Martin
July 22, 1998
Sister's and other Pest you can't step on:
Sister's what does the word mean? Well, it means many things to different people. To me it
means a friend, mentor, a pain in the neck, a confidant, a loyal friend one moment and a
force to be reckoned with the next. Anyway, this is just a few of my thoughts on sisters for
those of you who are sister illiterate. I am fortunate enough to have two, "oh" you might say
a "set" how nice. Well, there are a lot of things that come in sets that aren't really that great.
However, I must concede that sister's isn't one of them. I just want to introduce you to my
sisters and their families, and share with you some of the wisdom passed down to me (the
youngest) through the years.
First I would like to introduce you to my sisters and their families(children, grandchildren)
and then I will pass on the "wisdom" I have learned from them. My sisters and I have a very
special ESP and we like to call it "Each Sister's Perfect" we may not see or talk to each
other for days, but, when we do we know exactly what the other has been doing, (that's
primarily because we do the same thing NOTHING). We each have had the misfortune to marry beneath
us (some of us more than once) but we always managed to get out of it and move on to the next phase
of our lives.
First there's Kayla Sue, now she had this name long before the influx of the Kayla's that
populate the entire planet now. She won't let me tell you how long she's had it but, trust me
it's longer than I've been on earth. Well, a strange thing happened, you see Sue had ran off
and got married at the ripe old age of 15, and our dear sweet mother (in a fit of anger)
burned all her things, to include papers that contained her birth certificate. So, Karole,
(you'll meet her later) thought it would be a great surprise for Sue for Christmas to obtain
her birth certificate and give it to her.
So Karole send for Sue's birth certificate, and lo and behold, we were in for a big surprise.
Her name is not Kayla Sue! Nope right there on the birth certificate it said Calla Sue. So,
now we feel like we have a new sister. HA, so now we don't know what to do with all the kids
that have been names for her. Sorry Kayla Ann but you must really be Calla Ann.
Anyway, it doesn't matter about the name as we fondly call her The BellCow; since we've all
been following her around all her life. She prefers to be called "The Matriarch" but, we call
her Sue. Of course in the pecking order she's referred to as Sis #1.
Sue is divorced, and loving it. She has been married all her life, and now she's out there on
her own and doing a great job of it I might add, proud of that girl.
Sue has three children, Timothy, Robin, and LaTrinda Kay-Ann. She has five grands and
one on the way. These are really precious children and I say that from my heart as I am their
Aunt and great Aunt. Tim and his wife Mac(yeah, that's her name) have Timothy Landon.
Remember that name as he will be a star someday, great actor and a really snappy dresser.
Great guy. Rob is married to Rosa and they have the 8th and 9th wonders of the world living
with them by the names of Kay-Alana and Larien Lea. You'll see their pictures her and you'll
know why I call them Wonders of the World. Beautiful angels. Sue's only daughter(we call
her Trini)is married to Dino and has two very cute and intelligent little boys named Ian and
Andy. She is expecting again in December and we sure hope it's a girl. Update! We found out
Trini's baby is going to be a boy, so that makes three for her!
Sue has always been like a second mother to me, and she will tell anyone who will listen that
the reason her hip is falling out of her body is because she carried me around on it for years.
It's not my fault that I came in weighing 10 lbs and 13 oz. Anyway she's a great gal and a
good friend and my favorite person to discuss books with. And she also is my partner in
crime(don't ask!).
I love you Susie, and you know it and if you didn't, I'm here to tell the world that I'm so glad
your my sister.
Now that brings us to Karole Ann(Pete). Daddy named her Pete after a friend of his. Karole
is two years older than me, she's married to Big Jim and I do mean BIG Jim. He's a bear of
a man who tries to make you believe he's a complete idiot(but that's one smart Cajun, I
wanna told you right now). So, Jim and Karole have three sons (I only had two, she always
has to out do me) James Anthony(Jamie to me), a very handsome and single 27 year old,
Jason Lon, a very handsome and spoken for(right Laura) 25 year old. And she has
Jonathan Welch(our maiden name), and he's 22 and boy, can he drive a Corvette(just
kidding Jon). Jon was very recently in a very serious car accident which left him with a
broken back and several crushed vertebrae . He gave us quite a scare and spent a week in
ICU in Baton Rouge. Thank God he's home now and driving everyone crazy as usual with
his weird sense of humor. Love you Jon.
What can I tell you about Karole, well, she's smart and beautiful and I hated her the first 20
years of me life. HA!
She could do anything and everything and I always was there behind her with the Red hair
and Freckles while she looks like a Ava Gardner(come to think of it Sue looks a lot like
Elizabeth Taylor) oh well.
Karole and I shared a bedroom and bed and the for every night of my life till she moved out
she would say to me "you stink", "scoot over" "stay on your side", and all that stuff that big
sisters drive you nuts with(I forgive you). Karole has a green thumb as does Sue and their
yards look like Better Homes and Gardens and mine looks like Sanford and Son. Karole and
I have really worked on our relationship in the past years and now we are great friends as
well as sisters. I have ben very fortunate to have had this girls in my life, and I know there
were times that they could have killed me(don't believe anything they say about me), but I
know that they love me and are always there for me.
Actually, it's quite fun being the youngest, they have had to drag me out of places I should
never have been at 4 in the morning(I swear I was kidnapped!), had to drive me home, you
know it was kind of foggy and I couldn't see(wink wink) :-)
Yep, having sisters is handy, they tell you at the age of 42, "It's cold outside put on your
coat" DUH!
But I wouldn't trade them for anything (well maybe a trip somewhere down the road) don't
ask.
So in this final stage of the game, just want you guys to know that I love you both very much
and can't imagine my life without you both in it. What is a sister? She is that rock you cling to
when the boat has capsized and there's no shore in site. Thanks guys for being MY
ROCKS!!
SISTERS
S: Someone who loves you no matter how much you bug them
I: Interested in all you do
S: Sincerely wants what's best for you
T: Tough on you when you need it and tender when you don't
E: Everything you hope you can be
R: Right there when you call, and best of all sometimes even when you don't
Now for some things my Sisters have taught me:
1. Never, Never, Ever, tell one off (especially when your in arms length)
2. Never, Never, Ever, tell one she has no earthly idea what she's talking about (especially if
your the youngest)
3. Never, Never, Ever, tell one she is looking a lot like Aunt Emma these days (even if she
does)
4. Never, Never, Ever, tell one you think her kid did it. (Even if the Judge just gave him life
without parole)
5. Never, Never, Ever, tell one "I told you he was no good" (especially if he just ran off with
another woman)
6. Never, Never, Ever, tell one that your grandchildren are smarter than hers (even if yours
just won the Noble Prize for finger painting)
7. Never, Never, Ever, tell one she is smoking way to much (especially if she's in the middle
of using her inhaler)
8. Never, Never, Ever, tell one that you were Daddy's favorite (even if you were)
9. Never, Never, Ever, spend 8 hours discussing grandchildren (especially when one doesn't
have any)
10. And last, but not least Never, Never, Never, Ever, leave home with out one. (Thanks
Sue and Karole!)
