there's one in every family

you know what i mean...the wild one.  the spontaneous one.  the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-throw-caution-to-the-wind-and-go-nuts one.  this is my aunt kim, my dad's youngest sister.  she is crazy ~ in a good way. how in the world she and my father came from the same parents is a complete mystery.  my dad is uptight in a very structured, OCD, and worrisome way.  kim is none of those things.  absolutely none of them. julie, jill, and i inherited our infectious giggling from her.  the same giggling that sends my father into a tizzy.  kim also took julie and me to our first college party at OU.  of course, we were eleven at the time.  and kim had to explain that the funny smell we noticed was something called "pot".  and that excessive drinking was probably the reason why there was vomit in the elevator.

so yesterday, kim and my cousin jenna came down from columbus to visit, and we went sledding because you know, it's just what we do here in southern ohio now because it snows every stinkin' day, and what the heck, there's another winter storm warning out now that's calling for 50 feet of snow and i'll be remembering y'all in july while i'm still teaching and you are enjoying your vacations at the beach...arghhh!!!!

but i digress...

i took some funny videos of kim yesterday as she was...just being kim.  for some reason, she could only sled down the hill with her legs sticking straight out in front of her.  it was the darndest thing.  you can click here to see more.



and here she is with my beautiful boy, ian.

you all should also know that kim has been a neo-natal icu nurse for 25 years at columbus children's hospital, loving babies and their families as they face disability and uncertainty and often-times, death. so perhaps, kim's personality is actually rather balanced out. perhaps it is her choice to grab life by the horns and enjoy every moment that allows her to be the voice of compassion and calm in dire circumstances. perhaps...she's not that crazy after all.