The Middlest Sister

5,000!

Nicole Smeltzer — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:11:33 +0000

Five thousand people have now subscribed to The Middlest Sister. Five thousand! Holy cats! You guys are awesome! To thank you for reading, commenting, sharing, and otherwise making this blog a success, I’ve made you a surprise. Below are cut-paper versions of the avatars of 50 of the top 100 commenters, randomly selected. Click on the images to be taken to their blogs Here they are in no particular order:

Thanks for reading, guys!

The Tale of Black Beauty

Nicole Smeltzer — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:48:21 +0000

Some neighbors ended up taking him in, so we still got to run around with him in the woods. He really was a great dog.

The Chicken Dance

Nicole Smeltzer — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:32:35 +0000

I assume you are all familiar with the Chicken Dance? (If not, click here! to see a you tube video and become acquainted.)

I still sing the song this way to this day. Thank you, Chrissy.

Jaws

Nicole Smeltzer — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:58:46 +0000

In honor of Mother’s Day this week, this one is dedicated to my mom, who was so good at her momming duties that I didn’t even know she did this until I was in my teens.

I just thought Jaws was an especially long-lived goldfish.

Mother’s Day Is Coming…

Nicole Smeltzer — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:28:07 +0000

Just a warning, so this doesn’t happen to you, too!

Yes, Tess actually did this.

Char Star

Nicole Smeltzer — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:48:27 +0000

I remember overhearing this conversation and just thinking, “Oh, Charlotte…”

The best part was that when she ran up to check with Mom, Mom was so distracted, she accidentally corroborated this story with an absent-minded “Mmmm-hmmm…”

House Rule No. 3

Nicole Smeltzer — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:29:10 +0000

Happy birthday to my lovely and wise mother

Meeting Sam

Nicole Smeltzer — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:39:58 +0000

Like many children, I had an imaginary friend. He was a middle-aged man named Sam who worked as a professional clown. We hung out during his down time, though, so he was rarely in makeup; and to be honest, he wasn’t very funny. I remember the day we met quite vividly. I was scared out of my mind.

Jelly Beans

Nicole Smeltzer — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:09:55 +0000

Rapunzel, Rapunzel

Nicole Smeltzer — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:05:18 +0000

I’m back from vacation! While I was at my parents’ house, I had a chance to go through all the schoolwork and drawings my mother saved over the years. She had all our childhood journals and diaries, report cards, and school projects. It was so wonderful to comb through all that old stuff. Here’s one of the drawings I found, a self-portrait Ashley did with our cat Rapunzel:

It made me remember this day…