Today is the best day!

 Today, aside from the Mother/daughter tea,

my sisters and I will be together for the first time since 

we said goodbye to our Mommy.

We had all grown so close while taking care of Mommy.

Of course, we have always been close. Even though throughout 

our lives we have had times that we were separated by 

"rifts" things in life that have come between us, our love for

each other has always been there.

Taking care of Mommy brought us to another level of

closeness, coming together all for the love of the best 

Mommy ever.

 So when we buried our Mommy and were no longer having

to communicate every day, we lost not only Mom but the sister bond

that was so strong while caring for her.

We love our brother, but if you have sisters, you understand

that relationship is very different, so precious.

We are missing each other, we are missing our Mommy 

and this weekend, we will hang out in our PJ's doing nothing

but what we want to do, when we want to.

I am the baby of the family, the last of the Collins girls,

I am spoiled severely even now at almost 50 years old.

I am still called baby sister and love that, never want

to be looked at as nothing but the baby.

As when I am with them I still feel that love.

Our relationships are far from perfect, but the statement,

WE MAY NOT HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER,

BUT TOGETHER WE HAVE IT ALL

could have been written for us Collins girls.

I miss my Mommy and the bond we had to hold together

while caring for her.

I NEED MY SISTERS!

 We vowed to try and get together at least once a month yet

it is already two months since we have seen our Mom and

have yet to follow through on our promise.

I cannot not wait to have us sisters all under one roof,  one more time.

This Plaquemine house is about to become a home.

Filled with the four women who have been there since the 

beginning of my life, who all still call me Baby sister.

Who each had a hand in the reason I am still alive today.

God I love these women!