PRE-EMPTED BY JESUS!

Yesterday was my baby sister Joanne’s birthday, as I mentioned. She actually was scheduled for my blog yesterday, but Jesus comes first.

Being the baby all these years, has given her a license to commit murder and mayhem upon her older siblings. Being the youngest, she was the spoiled one, and by the dark complexion she has, she looks like we left her out in the sun too long.

Actually, she is cool for a girl, especially a sister. I raised her in her formative years, and have to take some of the responsibility. Being how I had my own room when she was born, and the three girls shared the other bedroom, there was no place to put a crib, except my room. When she woke up at night, I had to be the one to get her bottle, or walk her, or quiet her down. Mom had a strict rule: “Let her cry, or you will spoil her.” I needed my sleep, so I spoiled her.

She always had a nice tan, God how I envied her. She was the quietest one of the gaggle, but not the meekest by a long shot. After my Sister Mary Ann the Chatterbox, Joanne was a relief of sorts.

I get a kick out of her two children: David and beautiful Sarah, my lovely Niece, who attends Fairfield University. David is a product of Saint John’s University and is in his Step-Dads business, living in Florida. In October he is to marry a beautiful young and sophisticated woman, named Kim. Kim hails from Virginia. In spite of meeting me, Kim is still marrying my nephew.

Don, Joanne’s husband, is our designated Saint from the family. We were lacking in Saintliness, so we import it in marriage. Reference; TLW (The Little Woman), the Polish Prince of Sayville, and of course, Grandpa Tom from Little Poland, or Connecticut.

But the neatest thing I ever saw about one of my sisters, is going onto the internet and googling Joanne, where I found her picture. Sitting behind her desk, Assistant Principle!

If I may quote from the website; “Children are welcomed on a daily basis to share positive experiences with Mrs. Uyeno in her office. Any child who tries his/her best and shows improvement with their work and/or behavior will leave the office with an “Assistant Principal’s” badge. Mrs. Uyeno is looking forward to having many children visit throughout the year.”

Hey, I never, ever got an “Assistant Principal’s” badge in my life. All I ever got was assistance to leave the building by the assistant principles. I hated school anyway, it was the principle of the thing that got me.

Wish the principle would escort me off the blogosphere? Then write to: joedelbroccolo@yahoo.com. Tell him: “There should be detention and suspension for blogs like yours.”