Keeping Score

On this blog, I try to be very diplomatic, evenly spacing out sappy posts vs. humorous posts, and giving each family member adequate air time. Unfortunately, it seems that I have left someone out. Lizzy seems to think that I go on and go about every one else, failing to mention how amazingly fabulous she is. Although there have been a few posts about her, she thinks it is an mediocre representation of her love for Wyatt and my love for her. The follow is a letter composed by Lizzy and her friend Kim for me to post since I am completely incapable of doing Lizzy justice.

Hello my faithful readers,

Sadly, I have been neglectful. Luckily not as a mother but regretfully as a sister. If I was neglectful as a mother no beads would gather at my brow because I have been blessed with a wonderful doting sister, Elizabeth. This blog is to honor her because previous blogs discussing my family members do no compare to the feelings of gratitude and admiration for my selfless beautiful sister.

Throughout my pregnancy, birth, and the rearing of my bundle of joy, Elizabeth has been my side kick. The Robin to my Batman, without the ambiguously gay undertones and obviously Lizzy would look better in the spandex. When I was stressed and felt as though the weight of the world was on my shoulders Elizabeth was there with a story or advice. Even though Lizzy is younger than I, she is indeed wise beyond her years. It is though Buddha has been reincarnated into my toned flaxen haired sister. As an Aunt, I have been amazed at her ability to care for Wyatt. He looks at her as though she is a Greek goddess. I then look in the mirror and see I have the same astonished look across my face. She continues to amaze me. She is like a magician who pulls a rabbit out of a hat.

There is a show on NBC called the Baby Borrowers. Parents lend their children to teenage couples for 3 nights to see how they fare. As I sit and watch this show I find myself repeating the phrase "I would never entrust my child's life in a teenagers hands." But I do just that, with Elizabeth. But I don't see her as the bumbling idiots on television. I see her as a gorgeous young adult with a bright future. She has so many wonderful traits that I would not be surprised if she ruled the world one day.

I hope you all found this as amusing as I did. On a seriously note, I have been truly amazed at the effort that Lizzy has put into Wyatt. She is an extremely busy, hard working 17 year-old, and when she is home she spends time with him. Anyone who lives with a Generation Y teenager can attest that quality time is pretty rare. The way he adores her is proof enough. Dare I say, she will miss him when she goes to college next summer.