I am from Earth...my sister is from ??

I sometimes wonder if my sister and I grew up in the same house. You would think that having the same set of parents raise you, would give you some of the same parenting skills, but I sometimes think my sister and I are from different planets. I don't claim to be a perfect parent, far from it. I try my best, and that's all any of us can do, I just don't understand how a two year old can run your life. There are countless shows on TV, Super Nanny, etc. that I know she watches, and still that boy rules the roost! Dinner last night was an all out war, and I swear Mr. Man was about to have the throbbing vein on his head explode at any second. Apparently, this is a nightly occurrence at home. WTF!?! I tell ya...give me a week with the boy alone, and he'd be singing a different tune. I would love to be a fly on the wall when that little entourage ends up a Nana and Grumpa's house at the end of the week. I can't even begin to imagine how my parents will react to the behaviour they are about to witness, and I don't mean just from the nephew. You live what you learn, right? (Still not sure where my sister learned...) I have to hope that my parents say something. I had to hold my tongue and not criticize, because I'm supposed to be the supportive sister, but my parents have all the experience necessary to back up any advice they feel needs to be given. Our parents made mistakes. No doubt about it, but I hope that I've learned from them and I'm trying not to make the same ones. I can only hope that in the end everyone is still speaking, and maybe even listening.

Since this post is all about my sister...I thought I'd share a little project that I did for her. I did this Coupon Keeper for a Christmas gift last year (I think). It's just sealed envelopes with the tops opened, glued together and decorated. The flower circles hide the magnets and when released it folds open, accordion style. I also did the matching Shopping List by removing the spiral and decorating the cover, before punching and reattaching it.