My Sister Bonnie

It's my sister Bonnie's birthday today!  Happy Birthday Sis!  Bonnie is the 2nd child, 1st daughter of Elden and Marcine Price.  I got to come into this family after Bonnie and she always tells me that she was so excited to have a younger sister.

Bonnie and I had such fun growing up!  When Dad built our home in Draper we shared a room together.  I was the neat-as-a-pin occupant in this room - Bonnie, not so much!  We have so many stories and memories in this house and in our shared room.

Bonnie Ann Price - Draper

Dad and Mom made it possible for every child in our family to earn money doing chores, weeding rows in the garden, etc. and we were very good at saving our funds to buy Christmas presents for each other for gift giving.  One Christmas Bonnie and I were sitting on our beds in our room and we decided that we were going to give each other their Christmas gift BEFORE Christmas Day.  We opened our gifts and we both started to laugh because we had purchased the exact same thing for each other.  We re-wrapped the gifts and put them back under the tree - then on Christmas morning we made such a big deal about our gifts.  Oh goodness!  We thought we were so clever!

Bonnie Price & Janet Price - Draper Home at Christmas

I was quite the seamstress and I could sew up an outfit pretty quick and wear it to school the next day.  Many times I would buy a piece of fabric and Bonnie would tell me she thought it was ugly - funny thing, I made the outfit and Bonnie would tell me how cute it was and want to wear it to school.  We had a pretty great wardrobe between us!

Bonnie Ann Price Jones - Daisy the Clown

My sister Bonnie loves to have fun with her grandchildren.  She reads to them, bakes with them, watches movies and enjoys spending time with each one.  Bonnie teaches a pre-school in her town of Idaho.  They learn so many things, go on field trips and even learn about bugs, nature, colors and shapes.  I don't know if Bonnie has introduced her alter-self to her classrooms, but she has been known to become Daisy the Clown and conduct reading time in the local library.  How much fun would that be!

Bonnie in Sedona Arizona - 2009

Bonnie writes a letter to each of her grandchildren every month.  She loves her husband, she loves her children and she adores her grandchildren!  She makes a killer pizza and cinnamon rolls (NO raisins!). Bonnie has a zest for life, the retelling of a story, and discovering new and exciting adventures.  She loves her Dad and Mom and her family.  I am so grateful for my older sister and the love she has for me.  Happy Birthday dear sister!