# 28 Aged to Perfection--Sisters' Weekend!

Oh my! The sisters' weekend (along with four splendid nieces) has to be ranked as one of the highlights of the year. I knew goal #40, Spend 60 hours with my sisters, would not be one of my more challenging goals...or would it? Consider the ways that this could test my ability to complete the list:

1. Distance--they live in the Mitten state and I live in Wisconsin so Chicago is a barrier for travel.

2. Coordinating calendars.

3. Possible sister fighting after spending more than 10 minutes together (I know that was decades ago, but still...)

4. Different interests--would they really want to run a 5k?

5 . Pee Pee laughing--enough said, you have all been there.

6. My displaced husband (now known as Cabana Boy) at our beck and call.

7. Controlled chaos and couch surfing.

8. Organizing a make and take activity with my limited crafting skills.

9. Being roasted and toasted over and over and over.

10. Wearing an embarrassing "Mary is Sixty" t-shirt along with the "Aged to Perfection" sash, and an exquisite tiara (do you have a visual on this?).

11. Seeing them hide their faces behind pictures of me that were stuck to six popsicle sticks.

12. Soaking fourteen feet in the jacuzzi after the run.

13. Surviving and actually enjoying a trip to the quilting store.

14. Having the time of my life.

Okay, so it wasn't a challenge to complete and I loved almost every minute of it--the shirt and sash were a bit over the top. This memorable weekend will be repeated in two years when the younger sister turns sixty. Guess what? Paybacks are coming and the planning has already begun.