I Miss This...

It's something as a mom that I'll never see again.....it was the beginning of an older sister deciding that her younger sister may not be that bad.....an older sister who ALWAYS called the younger sister The Brat.....and on occasion, the Demon Child.....was now calling the younger sister by her given name.  The two sisters were finally beginning to see that they may have something in common.....finally having similar things to talk about.....finally having a chance to make memories as young women.  I missed this happening.....the older sister missed this happening.....and most certainly the younger sister missed this happening.  There are memories.....both good and bad.....unfortunately some of those memories are of an older sister lost.....an older sister who missed seeing her siblings grow, fall in love, and create lives of their own.....an older sister who never got to know her sister- and brother-in-laws.....an older sister who adored children, but never met the niece who would have been the light of her life.....an older sister who never saw the broken hearts that she left behind.....an older sister who is still loved and sorely missed.....an older sister who will never be forgotten!

♥ Amanda Fleetwood ♥

1983 - 2004

(In the photo is my 'younger' daughter Danielle on the left, and 'older' daughter Amanda on the right)