Tuesday 14 October 2014

Happy Birthday...............Baby Girl...............aka..............Sandy Mae


Good morning world yeah I know I say morning when it may not be morning where you are but it is here and what a morning it is nice and cool and wet, Tim had to take Jessica's car to work due to the wet weather and the fact that I need my car to go to the doctors. Nothing wrong with me just need a form filled in for the RMS (roads & maritime service).

Anyway today is a special day in the family it is my sister Sandra's birthday she is 37 today, bloody hell.

I can remember the night she was born, I was staying at my grandparents house while mum was in hospital and I was in bed already when dad turned up on his way home from the hospital to tell nan & pop and me about the baby. I remember hearing dad's voice so I got out of bed and walked out to the loungeroom where he was and tells me I have a new baby sister, Sandra Mae.

I also remember going back to bed and feeling super excited, I was nearly 15 at the time.

I think somehow I knew this new baby would be like my own baby, I loved taking care of her and helping mum with her. As she grew into a toddler and mum had David to tend to I would look after Sandy more. She would come into my bed at night and cuddle up to me this she did for a long time and I have to say I liked it.

When she was only a tiny baby though I would take her into my room in her bounce and while I listened to music and I listened to loud music.

I remembered taking her with me when I walked around to the shops for mum, in fact I took both Sandy and Dave as mum had this big old pram and I would put both of them into it and walk around to the shops.

Our sister Jeannie was so excited about a baby sister that she took Sandy to school for show & tell, Jeannie was around 9 at the time.

For as long as I can remember Sandy was my baby girl, I often as a teenager like to think of her as my baby, she was the first baby I had fall off my bed.............lol, thankfully she wasn't hurt and I just picked her up and settled her down, I didn't want to tell mum she had rolled off the bed............

So baby girl happy birthday from you big sister, ok you have 3 big sisters but the one who is a mummy/sister.........love you sis








14 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to your sister. It's great that you love her so.

    Love,
    Janie

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  2. Dagan is fifteen years older than his half-brother. Quite a gap. I can see why you feel like a mother/sister. :)

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    1. Yes there is 16 years between me and Dave as well

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  3. Dearest Jo-Anne,
    That is enough difference for feeling like it was your own baby. My youngest sister is only 9 years younger and at that age it is not quite the same.
    Sending you hugs and wishing her happy birthday!
    Mariette

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    1. When I took her out shopping with me many people thought she was my baby

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  4. Happy Birthday to your sister. Sure hope she had a wonderful day.

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  5. Although we've never met, I feel as if I know you and your family. It's a good feeling :)

    Happy Birthday to your baby sister!

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    1. I feel the same way about many of my blog friends, so thank you

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  6. Birthday wishes- and could you flesh out for us Yankees what Roads and Maritime Service" is and what they do?

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    1. First thanks for birthday wishes, secondly the RMS is like your DMV except they deal not only with cars but boats and such does that help

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  7. Nope, it's morning where I am. Which reminds me...I really should do something constructive.
    Happy Birthday wishes all around!
    Any excuse for cake works for me.

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    1. Yes I like cake, it is the best thing about a birthday although for the last few birthdays I have not had cake as I didn't get myself one and no one else did either

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  8. Wow big thank you sis you have always been like my 2nd mum even to this day i love u so much my beautiful big sis xxoo

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