My sister is 60!

And here are 60 of the reasons we love her!

Sixty reasons why we love Holly
With more love than we can fathom, From Mom, Kitti and Heidi
From Mom:
1. She says funny “Hollyisms”.
2. She is my “water baby”.
3. She lets you know what she really thinks and feels, but kindly.
4. She deliberately lives minimally and joyfully, yet keeps cherishes a few treasured things.
5. She knuckled down and finished her bachelor’s degree-because she should.
6. She makes any space she lives in into a welcoming home. Can make do with lack of conveniences cheerfully.
7. She knows when she’s had “enough”.
8. Honest to the core.
9. Even saves spiders.
10. Has the skill of saying things the right way.
11. Can leave &/or divorce a man sand stay a good friend.
12. Rows her own boat.
13. Very committed to any task she accepts.
14. Honors individuals from parents to children.
15. Wishes the best for everyone and is not envious or jealous.
16. Encourages others to push beyond their comfort zones.
17. Hard worker-determined to accomplish goals she sets.
18. Finds the good and is tolerant of others.
19. Loves others Children as her own.r
20. Put up with me (Mom).
From Kate:
21. She is my twin.
22. She is in every memory I have.
23. She is smarter about people than any psychiatrist.
24. She is honest; even when it hurts.
25. She loves the Lake as much as I do.
26. She respects all life; even bugs.
27. She makes me belly laugh until I snort.
28. She makes three sisters; a perfect triangle.
29. She can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
30. She can live on love alone.
31. Only she can give us “Hollyisms” such as:
a. Cease and detest.
b. By the skin of her neck.
c. Listening to my college professors made my speech more affluent.
32. She can allow herself to love lovable dogs.
33. She sees the best in people.
34. She is a shinning beacon for Living Simply.
35. She sees more beauty in the stars and the sparkle on the water than in diamonds; and she sees flaws in diamonds.
36. She is the most giving mother and grandmother in the world.
37. She is the best advisor I’ve ever had.
38. She loves rocks as much as I do and she knows a good one when she sees it.
39. She is my partner in crime.
40. She never stole a boyfriend. But she could have.
From Heidi:
41. She thrives at being a minimalist and thinks everyone else should be too.
42. She is generous to a fault.
43. She can ALWAYS find a good thing to say about a person, no matter what the situation.
44. She may seem like she has a tough external shell, but she is very sentimental and tender.
45. She always had fun in her MGB. She would drive Tracy and me to school and drive in circles at the intersection and make us laugh till we cried! She saved Dad’s hat to drive in that car with the top down!
46. She will get something done 80% and then hand it over to me to PLEASE finish; she just could never do it. And when you finish, she would make you feel like a million dollars for the simplest thing.
47. She is a loyal friend to few, and those she calls friend are blessed.
48. She is the best youngest sister in the world.
49. She loves it when I cook her a meal. Any meal will do. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. She will love every bite and then loves doing all the dishes.
50. She loves to wash things. In the dishwasher she makes glass shiny clean. And then she places them just so to admire them. She loves anything to do with water. Washing clothes, watering the yard, swimming, showers (outside are best).
51. She loves her family, and will do anything within her power for them.
52. If she does set her mind to do something, she will finish it 100%, and then some.
53. She wears just the basic colors. NO patterns, stripes, prints. She loves her nightgown and slippers.
54. She is all or nothing. And not much in between.
55. She can massacre the English language like no tomorrow. (See Hollyisms above). But you always know what she is trying to say. (“Time to step up to the bat”, “All of the sudden”)
56. She loves her son; he is her love, dove, world. And now she loves his world with his wife and son.
57. She keeps her word. If she tells you she is going to do something, she does.
58. She loves ALL animals. She taught me how to safely take a spider outside without killing it. They live outside; she says they just get lost in our house.
59. She loves dark chocolate.
60. We love Holly because she is our daughter and our sister, we are lucky to call her friend.