Tag Archives: my sister

5114 days

Posted on June 21, 2013 by godotchris

That is 14 years plus the extra leap days. It is still hard to believe that it has been that long since my Mom was found dead in her itty bitty apartment in San Francisco. I still can remember having … Continue reading →

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10 years goes by in the blink of an eye

Posted on March 13, 2013 by godotchris

My sister has been gone for 10 years. That still doesn’t seem possible. How can she be dead? How could it already have been a decade? Recently I read a book called The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket. … Continue reading →

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summer camp

Posted on June 25, 2011 by godotchris

It’s that time of year again, when parents pack up their kids and send them off to camp. My sister and I attended both day camp and sleep away camp on and off from the time we were 8 and … Continue reading →

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to be a child in an amazon world

Posted on June 3, 2011 by godotchris

Today I heard this story about a woman whose 6-year old son managed to order himself (and 4-year old brother) a few things off Amazon early one Saturday morning. It made me think of a few things: Even if you … Continue reading →

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my last sisterly act

Posted on June 2, 2011 by godotchris

I often tell the story of how I went to have a blood test in the hospital lab and ended up hitting my head on a metal grate and going into seizure. The part I usually leave out is how … Continue reading →

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the yellow bikes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by godotchris

When I was growing up,  the first of June became an almost second birthday to me. It was, of course, my sister’s birthday – not mine. It was just that my grandmother felt my sister wasn’t good at sharing, and … Continue reading →

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on showers

Posted on April 4, 2011 by godotchris

Recently I was reminded of a funny story about my sister. It happened during the last summer we spent at our grandmother’s house. We were invited to spend a week with our cousins. They had been grounded that week. I … Continue reading →

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wicked

Posted on March 26, 2011 by godotchris

Tonight we got to see Wicked in Orange County. It was amazing. It didn’t hurt that we had great seats (B outdid himself again). I haven’t read the book, but as best as I can tell this seems like a … Continue reading →

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on trips to disneyland past

Posted on March 17, 2011 by godotchris

One of the reasons I think I like going to Disneyland is that it connects me to my family. It is a place where we all went together. Of course, that said, it can bring up memories. When we first … Continue reading →

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is today the day

Posted on March 3, 2011 by godotchris

Honestly I am not sure what day my sister died. I know that sounds horrible. The truth is though, I didn’t find out until a year after it happened. That sounds even worse, I know. I was actually told by … Continue reading →

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