Thursday, January 26, 2006

What's a Perfect Sister?

Today is my sister's birthday and I just have to blog about someone so special. Cornelia has always been such a good, sweet, sensitive, and caring person. Even as a child, she never, never did anything wrong: she was the perfect child that made other parents envious and it made it a little difficult for a younger sister like me who could never measure up to her. While I was very active, inquisitive, and into everything, Cornelia always pleased her parents, grandparents, teachers and other adults. She was and is very easy to love and everyone who knows her today respects her.

As a child, Cornelia was a perfectionist. When we had to do chores, I would rush through as fast as possible so that I could get on with the fun things (just like today); Cornelia, however, would always do her chores with utmost accuracy. She did her schoolwork in the same fashion and always pleased her teachers with her neatness (she has the prettiest handwriting while mine is basically illegible!).

Cornelia would always be called a good friend. She was loyal, caring, and true to all her childhood friends. They knew that if they could depend on anyone, it would be their best friend. As children, she was creative in decorating our playhouse with our friend, Frannie. After completing ours, we would go to Frannie's and arrange it in the same order. She never liked fussing and would act as a peacemaker. Cornelia used to love to play with paper dolls but we never had very many, so she would cut models out of catalogues and play with them. Actually, they would be cut neater than ones you buy. This carried over into her job as a teacher assistant. She could tear a page out of a workbook, make copies, put it back in the book so neatly that one could not tell it had been removed. (Her teachers loved her dedicated ways and they proved their love for her recently when they surprised her with a special retirement party).

When night arrived, Cornelia would always want to be home. She would spend the days with her good friends, but she was devoted to her family and preferred for everyone to be home in their own beds (even when she had to sleep with her rambunctious sister: me! I guess I learned to be like her in this manner. I, too, prefer to be in my own bed, either at home or in our RV).

As children, Cornelia and I usually dressed alike. Our Aunt Beulah made many of our clothes and she made some really pretty and frilly dresses. When my daughter, Kendra, looks at pictures of us, she always laughs and says: "Look at you two! There sits Aunt Cornelia so proper with her feet and hands placed like they are supposed to be. And look at you, Mom! You are standing on the side of your shoe, leaning to the side, frowning, with your hand on your hip or in some other fashion!. That's right. I tried to be more like you ,Cornelia, but I just cannot seem to achieve that level.

Cornelia and her husband, Marcus, will soon be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. During this beautiful marriage, they have raised 4 wonderful children, 3 girls and 1 boy. Can you believe that they show the same love and respect for their mom as everyone else? They are always eager to please her, to do things for her, and to ensure that she is happy and taken excellent care of. Now, they have 4 grandchildren who also demonstrate many of the same attributes as their "Gran".

It's no secret that I admire you and love you, "Corny". You are a very special sister and I am proud to call you my sis. When I grow up, I want to be just like you!

Happy Birthday! May you have many, many more!

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