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Brother Time

I am enjoying having my big brother around!  Really sad that I don't have a camera currently to document our shenanigans . . . you'll just have to believe me without photographic evidence that we're having fun! Sadly today, though, he went out to Goldsboro to visit people, and I couldn't join him for fear we wouldn't be back in time for me evening lessons. Sigh . . . . But I suppose that gives me the chance to get some work done.

Anyway, what have the brother and I been up to. Well, first evening we had Allison over, and I fed him a big dinner of potato-chicken stuff. He paid me the huge compliment of, "Hey, Nannie, this is really good!" Just what a little sister likes to hear.

Then Sunday he came to church with me and helped me usher, folding bulletins and handing them out with me, until Allison came. It was fun to go to church with my brother and my oldest friend, then another of my oldest friends, Matthew, joined us and we went out for lunch. Sushi!!! Oh, yes. Tom's preparing for life in Japan you see. He ordered us the sushi platter for two, and it was HUGE, more like sushi for twenty . . . so despite our best efforts, we still have sushi leftovers in the refrigerator. Good stuff though, in a raw-fishy sort of way.

Sunday evening, he and I kidnapped Julie Coda and whisked her and Charity away to Allison's place for a viewing of Black Hawk Down. Tom is about to start training in that aircraft, so this was appropriate . . . except I didn't like the whole helicopters crashing and people dying thing so much . . . .

Then yesterday, Tom went to Allison's school to give a presentation on Being a Pilot to her fifth graders, which was fun. Then last night I took Tom to my adult drawing class and let him draw with my students. And he did awesome! And he was so sweet about taking instruction from his kid sister! And I was blown away by what he could do. So now he's talking about taking drawing classes while in Japan because he, and I quote: "Had no idea drawing could be so much fun!" Makes my teacher's heart happy.

Then to balance out having watched the ultimate guy movie of all guy movies (aka, Black Hawk Down) the night before, he agreed to watch the ultimate girl movie of all girl movies with me, Enchanted. And he had the grace to laugh at the right parts, so I guess it wasn't too painful for him.

Anyway, that's a general rundown of our activities over the last few days. It's been fun having a brother to play with . . . and it's hard to think I might not see him again for another three years, unless I make it home for Thanksgiving this year. But I'm glad God gave us this little visit! He's a good brother.

Anyway, I heard back from a literary agency that they want to see the proposal and first three chapters of my novel, so I am on my way now to mail it off to California! I'm excited to see what God will do with this book of mine . . . .