She's a Lurker, Folks!!!

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Sunday when I posted our 34th Anniversary photo extravaganza (here) I didn't show any of my lovely '70's bridesmaids' dresses, nor my lovely 70's bridesmaids for that matter - - - mostly because I didn't HAVE any good pictures of either.

My one-and-only sibling-sister left one of her RARE comments (she's a lurker, folks - - - I'm the talker) on that post saying she still HAD her dress hanging in her closet. Furthermore, she said it had been her FAVORITE bridesmaid dress of all the weddings she was in so she kept it.

Now, perhaps those of you who like to COLLECT things don't find that surprising. I, on the other hand, knowing my sister, NEARLY LOST MY TEETH!!!! You see, my sister is NOT a hoarder - - - - she is a minimalist keeper of the nth degree. Why, when her children got new Christmas or Birthday toys they had to GUARD them or they'd be gone in the next available trash. Oh I do jest - - - but just barely.

Anyway, when my eldest, Keri, saw the comment she begged her Aunt Pam to PUT THE DRESS ON (yah, this is 2009 and the dress was from 1975, which if you're having math challenges was 34 years ago) and have her picture taken in it so we could all see the dress again. Keri further said, "I KNOW you can still wear it, Aunt Pam."

I KNEW as soon as I saw the request that it was ENTIRELY POSSIBLE as my sister, besides being a lurker and a nonhoarder, is probably even thinner and fitter now than she was back in the 1975 day. (I'm not, and that's all I'll say about that.)

It was only a few minutes later that these arrived in my e-mail inbox having been texted to Keri who e-mailed them on to me:

Lovely Sister Pam
In her circa 1975 Bridesmaid Dress
From my circa 1975 Wedding.

Mom made this dress too,
Just for all you seamstresses who were wondering.
I KNOW you were wondering.

Since mom passed away in August,
That makes HAVING this dress even more special.

Same dress, different light, this one is closer to the actual color.

And THIS picture brings up another aspect of my sister that I've just been WAITING to blog about.

Do you see what she is DOING? She is the:

"Texting Queen."

You can text,
You can type,
Having the time of your life!
See that girl?
Watch that screen - - -
Typin' the Texting Queen!!!!
(I did this to Abba's lyrics)

Like I said - - - I talk. Talkers don't text.

:-)

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