I'm glad she's here

I haven't posted anything all summer. I think I've gotten lazy with my blog as other parts of my life have changed (like getting 2 new rats and a new ferret). But the one thing I felt like posting is that I'm really glad my little sister is in Raleigh now. She moved up mid-July, and it just makes me happy that she's so close. I'm probably driving her crazy. I've been trying my best to take care of her: buying things for her apartment, fixing her a few meals, offering her a job as my housekeeper to give her some extra money. But at some point I have to face it. Jade is no longer that little baby I would baby-sit. She's no longer that little kid that would sometimes get on my nerves. She's no longer that teenager with whom I couldn't relate. She's a young woman, and she knows how to take care of herself. But she'll always be my little sister, and I'm always going to make sure that she has what she needs. After all, I was her "Ma Stephie" when she was little.