An Ode to Brothers Punch, kick, hit, bite, beat up Go to the shelter and pick a pup Who can run faster, eat more, pee farther Be your best friend, protector He's not heavy, unless he's sitting on your head Can't go to sleep unless he's in the other bed Shhh, don't tell; secrets for us two Tattle and tattle 'til Mom comes unglued We love to hate each other The fun is in the fight Go through life together Brothers, just right! Today is Brothers' Day in our family. Years ago, after we had had Mother's Day and were having Father's Day, #1 wanted to know when is Brothers' Day? We decided since August doesn't have any big celebrations that we would celebrate Brothers' Day the 4th Sunday of August. We always let the boys choose where to eat and we usually do something fun. This year we took them to a movie- Barnyard. It has a good moral message, but there is one MAJOR flaw in the movie. Bulls are not cows and they DO NOT have udders!!! There are going to be a lot of messed up kids in the world after seeing that movie. I love my boys. They truly are best friends- even if they won't admit it. They play together, work together, conive and contrive together. They want to share experiences. They can't sleep without the other. They talk to each other when they aren't together. They are God's gift to each other- and to us. Happy Brothers' Day!