The Story of Me and My Sisters...

Me on Mackinaw Island

I grew up in the small town of Sault Ste. Marie, MI.  My parents divorced when I was 3 years old.  This was never really to hard for me.  My Mom did a wonderful job raising my sister Courtney and I.  For many years, it was just the 3 of us.  


My Mom remarried when I was 8, and that is when Bad Papa (more about him later) entered our lives.  My sister Aubree was born the next year.  I remember standing over Aubree's  crib praying for her to wake up.  I even would touch her tummy trying to get her to wake up so I could hold her.  That was such an amazing time for me.  Courtney and I used to fight over holding her.  My Mom would give us 15 minutes each to hold her.  She never got put down, she was our little doll!


As Aubree grew up, I would use her as a Guinea Pig.  I taught myself how to French Braid on her poor little head.  I would braid and re-braid her hair until she could not take it anymore.  Even this day, I can do a mean French Braid! Aubree and I spent hours together doing "girlie" things.  I guess our close relationship started when she was born.  Aubree is now one of my very best friends.  We have so much in common and I love her very much.


Courtney and I are like oil and water, but still she is an amazing person who I love very much. Growing up I looked up to her so much, but her goal was to torture me.  Which you can imagine,  was pretty annoying.  But anyway, we are as opposite as you can imagine.  I was very "girlie", she was very a tom boy.  I loved to play house, she loved to rip worms apart.  But non the less, we spent hours together doing crazy things.  On the occasion she would play house with me, she had these Burt and Ernie dolls from Sesame Street.  I always got the Burt doll because he had the ugly shaped head.  Courtney always had  Ernie be"because he had the "cute" face, the perfect head.  I wanted to have Ernie so badly, but as long as Courtney was playing she got Ernie.  But to be honest, that was okay with me because really all I wanted to do was play with my sister.


I wish I had some pictures of our childhood to post.  But they are all in books and I do not have a scanner.  My Mom took hundreds of pictures of us and kept them up in our books.  Of course, Aubree has like 10 books and Courtney and I each have 1 or 2.  But I am so happy she took the time to put them in books for us.  


Now that we are older, the three of us are very close.  I talked to Aubree at least once a day.  I was sad when she decided to live her life in Grand Rapids.  But she met and married a great guy and she is a Special Education Teacher.  

Aubree and I, June 20, 2009

Courtney is Dr. Paula Rechner's Medical Assistant.  She is very much well liked at her job.  She treats her patients like they are family.  Courtney has 3 amazing children.  Tanner is 17, and he is the smartest person I have ever met!  My niece Presley, is 13.  She is amazing!  She can do anything on a computer.  She comes to stay with me in the summer and I love having her here.  She loves to cook with me, and she is a huge help with my boys.  

Tanner, Courtney, and I

Presley and Blake at Aubree's Wedding

Courtney also has an adorable 4 year old, Lennon.  Courtney was pregnant with Lennon the same time I was pregnant with Colt.  It was so cool to share that experience together.  We had our pictures professionally taken together.  Lennon was born 3 months before Colt, and today those two are inseparable.  

Colt and Lennon

I just want to thank my wonderful sisters for the impact they have had on my life.  They are my best friends.  We have had our ups and downs, but I would not want to have it any other way.  I love you both very much!

Courtney, Aubree and I