My Other Sister

I think I've mentioned my sister that lives here locally several times in this blog.  We have a little more interaction since she is closer.  I have another sister that lives out of town.  I have the two best sisters ever.  No exaggeration.  My parents did a good job with all three of us.  :D  My other sister has a real heart for children.  All she's ever wanted is to be a Mommy.  She has a masters level education and taught elementary school until she became a mom.  She has a 13 year old son, a nearly 10 year old daughter (her birthday is June 8), and a 2 year old son.  All three came to her and her husband through adoption.  They also foster children as well.  She is indeed a very special person.  The baby has extreme special needs due to the fact that his birth mother did meth while he was in utero.  He is the most precious child ever.  He came to them as a temporary foster placement, and they adopted him.  So...why am I blogging about my sister...

After I got home from work yesterday I decided to 'get the news' as I say, and check out Facebook.  One of the first status updates I saw was from my 13 year old nephew saying his mom's car was wrapped around a tree.  I thought might be some teenage melodrama, but kept reading.  He mentioned hearing the screams, and being in the trauma unit.  I read no further and called my brother in law.  There was no overstatement at all with my nephew's comments.  My sister's car had been hit by an out of control school bus and pushed in to a tree as she was waiting in the car pool lane to pick him up.  (It was on the news in her area.)  She and my special needs nephew were taken by ambulance from the scene.  My evening was filled with phone calls and text messages alerting the family and getting updates.  My sister and her baby son are home now and will be there for a few days recovering.  She has a soft tissue injury to her neck and collar bone from the seat belt, but that is what saved her life.  My baby nephew is seemingly unharmed.  He's non verbal, so it is hard to know for sure.


(My local sister still has a tree on her house.  That's another story I won't get in to now.)


As a result, I've not been in the blog-world much.  Rest assured that I'm still doing the low carb plan and have actually exercised every day.  I confess that yesterday was only for five minutes, but it counts!!!


I'm glad I only have two sisters.  I can't handle any more drama.  I'm looking forward to getting my boring life back, and only having work about which to complain!!!