Sibling Reunion

Sibling Reunion

Day 57- Year 3

Team Zybko

September 18, 2014

Quite impossible for me to look at these pictures with out smiling. 

The boys haircuts buzzed quickly by our dad via military assemble line. The homemade clothes stitched and invented by our mom's loving hands. The super size heads and floppy ears eventually grown into in and subsequently passed down to the next generation. The smirks, dimples and missing teeth adorning each innocent face plus the underlining trouble brewing behind the scenes is classic.

These are the people, 4 boys and two girls who pieced together my happy childhood with massive amounts of crazy glue. One priceless memory at time. 

No clue how to re-created the magical formula used as a base for our sibling-hood bond. For starters, I'd say, part encouragement, playful fun, forgiveness, patience, compassion and a large dose of genuine love. 

I am beyond excited for our upcoming reunion in the small town where we grew up. Listed on the organized itinerary will be a walking tour to visit a dozen familiar places, special crossroads and influential buildings. A farewell of sorts not mentioned about here, just yet. It has been over two decades since all of us were ALL together for some good old fashioned reminiscing. 

Sounds a bit ridiculous this many years could slip though 60 fingers so quickly like melted butter but it has. Crazy and unfortunate how the busy swirl of life, activities, different states of residency and 26 grand kids can thwart even the best laid plans to get together. 

So, if you see a happy, middle aged goofy bunch grape-vining down Broad Street, give a honk, shout or wave. Yes, I know we resemble the Partridge Family, that has been said before!