Cynematik

Yesterday was my sister Roxie’s birthday. Roxie is an English instructor at Cadott High School. Most of the time, when I think about Roxie, she is about as old as the girl in this photograph which was taken while I was in college. I didn’t get to call her yesterday so I thought I would blog her birthday wishes. (Roxie is pictured on the right.)

Six weeks ago, it was also my youngest brother and sister’s birthday. Kim and Kevin (fraternal twins) celebrated their birthday on October 5th. Roxie and the twins were so closely placed that they are all the same age for six weeks. For Sandy and me, they were almost like triplets. Kim is a Health Aide at Chippewa Falls Middle School and also works as a stylist at A Cut Above in our hometown of Chippewa Falls. (Kim is the one in the middle; Kevin, our only brother, is to the left.) Kevin is the only one of us that didn’t end up working in education. Kevin lives in Virginia with his family and is an electrician.

Sandy’s birthday is in the spring and she isn’t in the photo but I was on an education kick and her son’s birthday was in mid-November, so I decided to toss her data in here, too. Sandy is Administrative Secretary at Chippewa Falls Senior High School. There is only ONE public high school in Chippewa Falls so nearly everyone from Chippewa Falls has the same alma mater. Once, while I was driving home for one of my high school reunions, I was thinking about how everyone in town knew everyone else who was the same age because we all came through high school together. I can look at my high school yearbook and remember something about every kid in there. Joan would NOT say that is a good thing but it IS what is SO.

“As was his language so was his life.”
    Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD)
    Roman Stoic Philosopher

The reason for the complaining quote above is that I have been having a terrible autumn. I’ve had one illness after another. I spent the whole weekend in bed or on the couch with a raging chest cold. Bah humbug.