Ready? Ok, here goes.

Two truths and a lie, y’all.

1. My sister is fifteen months older than me.

2. I’m the quiet, reserved one and she’s the outgoing one ready to spill every embarrassing story of our growing up together. To anyone really, but especially to people we’ve just met.

Ours was blue. And ate orange traffic cones for lunch.

3. I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 18. Which is kind of embarrassing when said sister discloses during first impression events.  But to my defense, it’s really hard to pass the Maneuverability test with a ’68 Buick Wildcat. The flippin’ thing was the size of a tug boat. You could host a Pampered Chef party in the trunk alone and still have room for a wet bar.

 

So yeah, I made it easy for you. I’m actually the older sister. Heh, but you know what’s funny? After she tells people we’re sisters, I immediately declare her the eldest.  We look nothing alike, so folk will look from me to her and do a vague head tilt while they process this. Oh, but the best part is when she vehemently denies this, which of course makes her look totally guilty.  You know?  She doeth protesteth too much.  Hahahaha, good times.

Except for the pesky age thing, it’s good to be the eldest sibling. I didn’t have to fuss with the hand-me-down tradition, for one. I’m thinking about this with Euka II this week. As CCI puppy #4 for us, this little girl is not so lucky in avoiding hand-me-downs from the pups before her.

The E Litter reached their five month birthday on Valentine’s Day, February 14.  A milestone age as this is when the pups transition from their puppy capes to their big dog training capes. 

By this age, it’s starting to get tricky to tie a neat little granny knot in the belly straps on the puppy cape.  So I’m ready for the larger cape with the snap buckles. A seemingly little detail that actually makes life just one step easier with the puppies.