Sweetanlo's Birthday List

In keeping with birthday tradition, I'm giving Sweetanlo a chance to post. She's celebrating her 15th birthday so she's doing her list of 16 - one for each year and one to grow on. This year's list is a little different.

Sweetanlo's Birthday List

16 things that happened while my parents were in Ethiopia

• 1. My 7 year old brother, Joe Cool, got his first migraine on the first day.


• 2. I attended the most stressful church service ever (trying to keep my siblings happy, quiet and still.


• 3. One of the ladies that my mom had scheduled to help for two days had such a bad allergic reaction to our cats on the first day that she couldn't come back the second day. (I felt so bad.)


• 4. We ate some really good homemade German Chocolate Cake. (Not made by me.)


• 5. I went on a massive grocery shopping trip with the help of one of my best friends. (We did some very creative car packing.)


• 6. One of our friends took us swimming at an apartment pool, and Shorty made me hold him the entire time.


• 7. I got a break to spend a day with Hula Girl, one of my best friends.


• 8. Hula Girl used her brand new driver's license to take me to the library.


• 9. We had pizza three times.


• 10. Shorty decided that Lucky Charms were the next best thing since sliced bread.


• 11. We mastered a Wii game that my dad bought for us to play while he was gone.


• 12. The dog became depressed because she missed my dad so much.


• 13. We ate banana splits.


• 14. My brothers had their first motorcycle ride.


• 15. We met my parents and new sister at the airport along with a lot of other people from our church family.

and one to grow on...

• 16. I had a small taste of what my parents do and I am very glad I don't have to do it on a regular basis