Friday, December 14, 2007

My Brother's Homecoming

I came home from work yesterday to find my brother in the driveway unpacking his car (the Saturn). It was a nice surprise.

I had him "open" the birthday presents I got for him. It included four different flavors of egg nog. Now, of course, I had to have him take a sip of each so he could rate them. I joined him by sniffing each. We agreed on the hierarchy:

1) Gingerbread
2) Cinnamon
3) Pumpkin
4) Sugar cookie

Our house feels complete with my brother home. Each of us adds a certain dimension to family conversations, and with all of us present, we even each other out.