Dear Friends,
I’m the proud owner of a little sister. Those of you that own little sisters know full well that as much as we age, our little sisters remain little in our hearts forever. They often keep us young. Mine keeps me laughing. She has a wry, wicked sense of humor. Whenever she tells a joke – which is often – her blue eyes sparkle and she wears the impish grin of her pig-tail days.
My little sister is an avid dog-lover. She keeps two dogs as friends. I used one of her pet portraits as inspiration for my artwork below. The eccentric pooch – Shamus – was adopted many years ago. Shamus has many issues and enjoys dressing in my sister’s lingerie. The other one, Jamie – adopted a year ago – is black as night and as crazy as a bat in daylight. Jamie is a ninety pound pooch who believes his work office is on the nearest person’s lap.
So, to you my dear, little sister Dolores – I wish you the happiest of Birthday’s today!
Love, AnnMarie xo
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Aww how sweet!
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She truly is 🙂
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’re the best : )
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No, you are 😉
No, I am 😉
Okay, okay, you are 🙂
YOU WIN!!! XOXO
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What a sweet message. Happy Birthday to your sister!
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I’ll pass your b’day note along – thank you Marissa.
AnnMarie 🙂
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You two are lovely. And why do I get the feeling it’s not just the dogs that know how to stir up a little bit of trouble, lol.
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😉
Thank you…
AnnMarie
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Your sister is lucky to have a big sis like you, AnnMarie — especially seeing as how you’ve featured her so nicely on your blog! Love the photo (even then, you appear to have been a protective sib) and dog art. Three cheers for your sister’s birthday (and for her being a dog lover)! Happy birthday, Dolores!
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I’m quite lucky too – Dolores is a genuine good soul. We had lots ‘o fun together in school…
I just realized I’ve been doing dog posts lately – I’m being unduly influenced…geez… 😉
AnnMarie
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Next thing you know, you’ll be out late trying to call in stray cats, LOL.
It’s easy to see that Dolores is a fun, genuine good soul — you are lucky!
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I’ll take in any stray that pees outside 😉
Dolores is terrific – we both attended the same college – and we had a blast…
Now it’s back down to earth…
AnnMarie
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Wow ,you two grew up pretty. (Thank God!) Lol!!!
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Okay, I know you’re related 🙂
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I’m so happy for you:)
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I’m lucky to have her in my life
Thank you
AnnMarie 🙂
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Beautiful ❤️
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🙂
I hope all is well in your world Simon.
AnnMarie 🙂
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my little sister is 21 years younger than me, and we have the same mum and dad , she was born after I was married and I am really happy to have her ! our mum died 16 years ago and now I am part mum part sister for her
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Beautiful – thank you for sharing 🙂
AnnMarie
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I am the proud owner of two little sisters, and also the proud mother of two sisters, so I know what fun they can be. What a great tribute you wrote to yours!
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My lil sis turned 50 this year and needed extra happy 🙂
Thank you for sharing – sisters and daughters – wonderful!
AnnMarie 😉
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Little sisters are the best; I would be totally lost without mine. We are protective of each other, intensely loyal, and mildly crazed. Happy birthday to your sister — may you be best friends for ever and always. – Fawn
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Thank you Fawn. Sisters are linked to the heart in a way that can only be truly appreciated by their sisters –
AnnMarie 🙂
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LOVE the artwork and photos so much! Thank you for sharing your sisterly love. It warmed my heart!
~ Mai
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Thank you. I’m so very lucky to have Dolores in my life – I wanted to do something special for her 🙂
AnnMarie 🙂
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Awwwww……so sweet!!! Mine just called me today…..to tell me she just kissed a guy for the first time!😃😄….I couldn’t help but giggle☺️
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Thank you very much.
Wowza! And so it begins…it’s a heck of a ride…so buckle up and be ready to dispense sisterly advice, though sometimes there’s no better advice than giggling 😉
AnnMarie 🙂
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☺️☺️☺️
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