The Shock Of My Life -- Last Night.

[bertha katzenengel]

9:40 PM. I'm in bed reading. Five cats are with me, including one on my legs and one on my chest. Mrs. V.'s in the office.

There's a knock on the front door. Mrs. V. answers.

I hear giggling and think to myself, "that sounds like Gwen" (my niece who lives in California) -- who in the hell is that?"

Mrs. V. yells, "Baby, you need to come to the door."

Rasser frasser . . . quite annoyed, I yell back that I have to put on some clothes first. While I dress, I figure our rep has finally reached the neighbors and someone has brought us an injured cat or a kitten.

I go to the front door. Mrs. V. is grinning. She opens the door, and there stand one of my sisters and her two kids. Including Gwen, the giggler. Out of the blue. From frickin' California.

sonofa.... I swear I almost fell down. I had to grab the couch. I said, "what the fuck are you doing here?" and then I started crying.

My sister had been cooking this up since August. Unable to stand her excitement any longer, she told Mrs. V. about it two weeks ago. But she asked Mrs. V. to cook up a lie to get us out to Dulles & pick them up -- tonight. Liar! So they surprised her, too, by showing up last night.

Now the four of them are out to breakfast, since someone has to stay here with the workers. Mrs. V.'s been here all week with the workers, so she get a break.

While I was crying last night, trying to believe the woman I was holding was my sister, my other sister back home in CA called my cell, but I didn't hear it. That liar! Liars!! She just left me a message: "Just wondering if you're watching the Angels' game, gimme a call." Then I heard my brother in law in the background yell, "Paulie, you suck!" (I guess that's when the Yankees scored four in one inning.) I called her back and said, "NO, I'm not watching the Angels' game" and she cracked up.

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!

:woohoo:

[redwitch]

1. You are having a great week aren't you?

I love my family too, wish my sisters lived closer but I'm going to visit next week. At least my brothers live near now.

[bertha katzenengel]

8. YEP!

:woohoo:

[WCGreen]

2. Ah the sibs...... Great Times...

[bertha katzenengel]

9. Indeed!

:loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Wow!! That's a great surprise!

:grouphug:

[bertha katzenengel]

10. WOOHOO!

:woohoo:

[Bullwinkle925]

4. I used to love coming home to surprise my family. Was the most delicious

feeling ever.

Thanks for bringing a smile to my face today. Enjoy being with your sister - it's such a special bond.

:toast:

[bertha katzenengel]

11. It. Is. Fabulous.

:toast:

:woohoo:

[Left Is Write]

5. What a wonderful surprise!

I'd love it if my siblings surprised me that way...

[bertha katzenengel]

12. I hope someday they do.

:hug:

[Parrcrow]

6. That sounds like a great surprise, Bertha!!

I'm very happy for you!!:woohoo:

[bertha katzenengel]

13. Thank you!

:woohoo:

[bigwillq]

7. What a great story!

That's so cool Bertha! Enjoy the family! :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

15. I still don't believe it...

:woohoo:

[Midlodemocrat]

14. *sigh* Wish I had a sister.

That sounds so amazing. I am so happy for you.

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

16. They were evil when we were kids. I'm spending the rest of my life making

them pay. :evilgrin:

:hug:

[flvegan]

17. What a great shock to get!

I'm sure that regardless of the wonderful outcome of you having to get up, those cats were still displeased.

[bertha katzenengel]

18. Yes, and I have the scratches to prove it.

:eyes:

:loveya:

[Heidi]

19. I've done that, and I understand why your sister did it!

You're worth it, bertha, and it warms me to know your sister gave you this gift. :hug:

[Lilyhoney]

20. We do this in my family too.

We love to surprise the others by just showing up. It has'nt happened in a while and I sure wish someone would just show up here. I miss my family.

Enjoy your surprise.