Acknowledgements Introduction 1 A SISTER'S LOVE AND SUPPORT Revenge of the Fifth-Grade Girls A Gift of Love Split Promises Diane's Walk A Promise to Roxanne Are You Sure? Pictures Happy Mother's Day! We Chose to Be Friends Playing Cupid My Family Was separated Comfort Zones Seeing Everything Swing Set 2 THE BOND BETWEEN SISTERS Sister's Song Voices We Sisters A Sister Is… The Diary Joined at the Heart Vital Chatter Over the Years Sisters Under the Skin Forty-Five Years and Six Thousand Miles Apart Together ,Achieving Our Olympic Dream I Wish for You A Heart-to-Heart WITH Rose! Right with Me Melody Light in the Window 3 SIBLING REVERLY An Untraditional Holiday Tale Sundate Confessions:Breaking the Ice cream Rule My Sister,the Star Sisters The Importance of Conscience Of Yellow-Haired Dolls and Ugly Clay Bowls Sisters Little Blessed …… 4 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 5 OH BROTHER! 6 SISTERS BY HEART 7 SPECIAL MEMORIES 8 INSIGHTS AND LESSONS