Welcome to Carmen D`Anna's Blog

Welcome to Carmen D`Anna's blog on Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Ann Burns. People who may be reading this might find my personal thoughts on Cold Sassy Tree and some facts about myself. If you read further you will find out about my family and how I am similar to my mother, and which sister I am closest to.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Sibling Survey

I have three sisters, and I am the third child in birth order. Two of my sisters are still living with me. The benefits of having siblings is being able to have someone to hang out with because if I was an only child sometimes if your friends couldn’t come over you would still have someone. The chores that my siblings and I are expected to do are not too hard. The chore that we are supposed to do almost every day is to just keep our rooms straightened up. If my mom is not home she expects us to keep the house clean including the kitchen. The smaller chores are to empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, and feed and water the animals. We all have the same chores just separate rooms. I am not expected to take care of my siblings because we are all close in age so we usually take care of ourselves.
The siblings that get along easiest vary when our older sister is home. Usually my younger sister and I get along because we both ride horses about four days a week after school and we are constantly together so we can tolerate each other because we share a hobby. The two oldest usually get along when they are together. The ideal number between siblings to me is about two or three years because you have time to have one grow up and learn the ropes before you have another to have the younger one learn from their experiences. My parents treat all of my siblings equally. I have learned that siblings are a good example for future references so you can learn from their mistakes.
If I decide to marry have children I would like to have two children, two to three years apart. The only advantages of being an only child would be to get a lot of presents on your birthday and Christmas. I have a friend who is an only child and he always gets what he wants. The disadvantages of being an only child are not having someone to play with through your younger years. A TV show that reminds me of a sibling that I would like to have is What I like about You. The sisters in it are sort of close in age and they always get along. The two are always nice and forgiving. I would love to have those qualities in a sibling and have a great relationship with them.

25 Random Things


  1. I love goldfish
  2. I was a hotdog for Halloween last year
  3. I have been to Italy
  4. I ride horses
  5. I have four sisters
  6. My favorite fruit is watermelon
  7. I hate reading
  8. I watched the movie Hot Rod 6 times over break
  9. I was once chased by a one-legged chicken
  10. My favorite restaraunt is Chili's
  11. I have two dogs, three cats, and a horse.
  12. Over break I watched over 25 reruns of CSI: Miami
  13. I went shopping for summer clothes
  14. I ate tons of candy on Easter
  15. I have a star ring that I never take off
  16. I slept for 12 hourson Saturday
  17. I used to play soccer
  18. I went to friendly's over break and our waitress had an asthma attack after she gave us our food.
  19. Over break I went shopping
  20. I went to the beach over break
  21. I hula hooped
  22. I bawled my eyes out after watching Marley and Me
  23. I played tennis
  24. I swam in an indoor pool with creepy children
  25. I saw a creepy man in Friendly's and took a picture of him

Monday, April 6, 2009

Is there a plan?

I believe that there is a plan that God created for us. When someone dies you know that God planned that for them because he is going to take care of them in heaven. He knows what you are going to do for the rest of your life but you do not. If you trust in what he is doing he will care for you and you will have a happier life in heaven.