Matt and May

Sorry, Julie I didn't know you had posted. Something is wrong with the email updates and I just got the notification today that you posted. I hope everyone posts!

So what can I say about my bubu. I don't remember ever being alone as a kid. I always had Matt. I like to say we never fought but I cannot. I remember fighting one time and Matt was beating me up with his teddy bear. I actually hurt and I threatened to tell mom. Matt told me that I couldn't tell on him because he wasn't hitting me the teddy bear was. For some reason that seemed to make sense to me and I didn't tell on him. (And I was the older one!) Matt had a way with words! One of my very favorite memories was when Matt and I would lay on my bed listening to the song One Week by Barenaked Ladies. We had recorded it on a tape off the radio. (You younger kids probably think that sounds archaic) We would rewind it to the Chick-it-e-china part and try to memorize it. I can still sing that part! I have lots of memories of us like that, just chillin' in my room. Matt is by far the craziest driver in the family. I remember him refusing to brake when he turned the corner. I would scream at him and he would say, "What? I'm only going 30."  30mph is actually quite fast when turning the corner. One day we were driving to school in our totally cool mini van (aka Junior) and Matt didn't want to wait in the line of cars turning left onto 1000 East in Clearfield. So he went straight through the light and made a u-turn right after so he could turn right onto 1000 East and beat the traffic. I had seen people do this many times but Matt doesn't like to brake so our u-turn was a little out of control. We hit the curb on the passenger side and I saw our hub cap go flying in to the field. Everyone knew that it was our van because I was the only one in the school that could rock a ford aerostar! And everyone thought it was me driving because it was really the car I drove. I got teased all day by people who had seen the wild driving of my little brother! Wow, this is long and I haven't even talked about May May. I couldn't ask for anything more than my brother Matt. We really did have a great time growing up. We had fun way more often than we fought. I'm so grateful that he wanted to be my friend and I was never alone. I love you bu bu!

Okay so May May. The night before Marissa was born we all hugged mom stomach and said, "See you in the morning Mark!" The doctor had told mom that she was having a boy and so we all thought it was Mark. When dad called home to tell us it was a girl we were all in shock. Us girls were very happy to get another sister. The boys took longer to warm up to the idea. But when we all held her in the hospital I remember Matt holding her the most. I can remember only one time that I fought with Marissa. It really wasn't a fight but she did get the best of me. I was about 15 and she was probably 3. I was doing my chores and for some reason she was helping me. She was screaming at me. I can't remember why she was upset. But I had finally had it and turned to her and screamed right back in her face just like she was doing. It was very immature of me, but I had just had it. She stopped crying for a second and just starred at me. Then she looked me right in the eyes and screamed louder at me. So in the one fight I've had with Rissa she definitely won! As crazy as she was when she was little I would say she is that much more calm now. When she was pretty small and playing soccer and I always remember how calm she was on the field. She would just take the ball from players with little effort. Marissa has grown up always being Auntie May. She puts in the time with my kids and they love her. They quote everything she says, listen to all the music she likes, and believe everything she tells them. The first time my two year old said," Guess What? Chicken Butt," I didn't have to ask where he had heard that. Because my kids quote Rissa so much my nephews quote her as well as kids in Grace's school class. Marissa is very popular at Bluffridge! Thank you for being so good to my kids! I love you May!

Sarah