February 27, 2026, Toast

 Toast

Today is a very special day.  It is my #5 Nephew's birthday.  He is my youngest sister's oldest son.  He was the first of my nephews and nieces when I was actually old enough to be an aunt.  I was 9 when #1 Nephew was born.  My youngest sister was only 18 months old at the time.  You could say my sisters and I were 'spread out' in ages.  That we were.

It has been fun to be an aunt.  Letting the 2 older nieces spend time at my home.  They played in my makeup and nail polish all one day.  We let them keep it all on as we took them to a small cafe for dinner that night.  Those two women still remember those special days.

The four older nephews never spent time like that with us cause there were cool uncles for them to visit.  Then came #5 Nephew.  By that birth, we had moved to Missouri.  Time to just visit over night with just one of the kids was not possible.  Between visits to our home and their home Sister's children grew to know is very well.

#5 N was possibly 1 to 2 when we travelled to Texas for maybe Easter.  Just talking and having an opinion about his wants.  We were staying at my sister's new home.  She was serving breakfast.   #5 was at the table in his high chair.  He was getting cereal.  We just wanted toast.  He asked his mom for toast like us.  "No, you are getting cereal."  With that she left the room to get dressed for the day.

Hubby and I looked at each other.  We took the cereal and gave #5 our  toast.  He immediately had the most quizzical look on his face.  Then a smile and a glint came into his eyes.  And ever since, he knew who he could trust for bits of fun.

Happy Birthday #5 Nephew!  We'll always share the toast.

Thanks for dropping by,

Janice