Sister Swap - Part One, First Quarter

I'm sure you've heard me mention

the tag swap my sister and I did, right?

This is the front cover

and the inside front cover of the set

that I created and sent to her.

Well, here's how it came about.

Last year, we decided to make tags for each other.

Not just any kind of tag, mind you.

But special tags.

We were to make a total of 24 tags for the year.

Two tags for each month.

The first one typically pertained to an event

for that month, as in a holiday.

We called these "THEME" tags.

This is my THEME tag for January

and this is my New Year's wish for her.

Additionally, each of us took

three pictures each month

of a "PERSON" and a "PLACE" and a "THING"

and then e-mailed it to each other.

Each month she took a picture of each of these

and I got to choose just one for the tag.

Of course, this was a secret.

The big reveal was this week

when we each received a box in the mail.

My box from her arrived on Tuesday.

Her box from me arrived on Thursday.

Yes, we face timed

as each of us opened our treasures.

This is the picture she took

that I chose for January.

This was her fifth grade classroom - a PLACE.

And this is what I did with the photo.

See if you notice anything different.

Her photo (above) and what I did to it (below)

is different.

Can you find the two things?

And bam - it's already February.

I chose to highlight Valentine's Day
as my THEME tag.

Many years ago,

The Runner e-mailed me this card.

I treasure it to this day.

And it still makes me laugh.

I cannot and will not

provide any details about this PLACE.

It's a family secret and only a few of us

know the details.

What I will tell you is this.

My sister called me nearly 10 years ago

and then she patched in my daughter.

The three of us were laughing so hard

we couldn't even understand each other.

Happy memories

over something so crazy

that you wouldn't even believe me
even if I did decide to share.
Which I won't, so don't ask.

What happens in March?

Well, St. Patrick's Day, of course.

And that's the THEME I went with.

I have no idea how this happened

or if she ever found it,

but see the real four-leaf clover

just below the month?

Somehow, in transit, it fell off the tag.

I found that many years ago and have held onto it
for myself.
Until I decided to share it with her.

Does this mean now I won't have good luck?

She took this picture of a THING

because of our mother.

Her favorite flower was the pansy.

She always said "... little faces looking at me."

This one's for you, Mom.

April.

first day of Spring?

Not in 2016.

Easter?

Not in 2016.

Then why did I create an Easter tag

for the THEME?

I didn't.

Well, actually, I guess I did.

What else happens in April?

April Fool's Day, right?

Since I had my heart set on using

the St. Patrick's clover picture in March,

and since the first day of Spring is in March

and since Easter was in March,

I created an Easter tag

and made the THEME tag

be April Fools Day.

Why?
Why was I so determined
to create an Easter tag?

If you look closely,

you'll see the box of candy called Daggett's.

That's our maiden name

and I had to use this image.

Did you notice the "FOOL" under the month?

The PERSON photo I chose is of Oliver,

my sister's grandson.

He's getting his first haircut
at Walt Disney World.

(I wish he would have had his eyes closed

so that you could see how incredibly long

his eyelashes are.)

Well there you have it.

The first quarter finished.

I'll be posting the remainder of the year

at another time.

Are you interested in seeing

the PERSON, PLACE and THING photos

that I sent to her?
How about which photo she chose for her tags,
as well as her THEME tags?
Then I invite you to visit her blog at

onecraftycreature.blogspot.com

and see the tags she created for me.