>Material Girl

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When I was home in Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving, my sister Julie and I were out shopping with Mom at a favorite second hand store. I forget exactly how it happened, but either Mom or Julie saw a vintage white Pyrex baking dish with a blue chicken on it. (It was actually a refridgerator dish that was used to store food in before Tupperware was invented.) I think Mom spotted it first, then said she would get it for Julie because Julie likes anything with chickens on it. I was annoyed by this because I'm the one who owns my grandmother's antique red/chrome 1950 dinette set, therefore I should get first dibs at anything antique, vintage, or retro that might match that type of decor, right? Well, apparently, Mom has no clue what I like, which annoyed me even more. I mean, I am the oldest daughter...

Anyways, Julie and I argued over the dish for awhile. I tried to convince my sister that I needed the dish more than she even though I have no idea what/when I might cook something in it, and she cooks/bakes everyday. Well, of course, Mom ended up buying her the dish, and I soon forgot about the whole thing...

Well, today, I checked my mail, and there was a package from Julie. Inside was the exact same white Pyrex dish with the blue chicken on it. She wrote a note saying that she found another one while she was antique shopping in Illinois over the holidays. I thought that was so sweet!

It made me realize (once again) that the material things siblings argue over are trivial. Life is too short. Just be happy that you have a sister (or a brother). Material things can always be replaced, but sisters cannot.

Thanks for thinking of me, Julie. You're the greatest=:)

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Above, you can see that I've started beading Julie's hair. I wanted to see how it would look with her face before I continue...