Day 13 of Thanksgiving

Today I am thankful for Jerry's siblings. I know I already mentioned his parents, but I also am thankful for his brothers and sister. We had a birthday party for Rebecca today (more on that in another post) and his family came over to wish her a happy birthday. We live a good distance away - not super far, but definitely not just down the street from them, and whenever we have a birthday party, if their schedules permit they come. That means a lot to us.
He has 5 older brothers and 1 younger sister. I come from a family of 6 girls, and we're all right in order. And I feel very lucky to be close with my brothers wives as well. So I hoped when I got married I'd have great sister in laws to be close to. Then I married into a family of boys, and when we married only one sister lived here in town, and no other sister in laws were in town. Luckily I got to know his sister, Bonnie and she is AWESOME, and I'm thankful for her. She has become a sister to me. I'm also very thankful for my other sister in laws in his family. Amy does live in town now and is so loving and fun. And Jennifer lives in AZ, but is just as loving and kind. They are wonderful to me too, and are AMAZING sisters too.
His brothers are great. I love them all. His brothers are the ones Jerry calls for advice and counsel. And MAN, they are so funny! If you want a good laugh, just play a game of Balderdash with his brothers. It's not so much about winning the game. After 2 rounds it becomes a game of who can write the funniest, most creative, or crazy definition. They are all very close and they mean a lot to each other. And they mean a lot to us. I'm grateful for that.