My Friday Memory

I know, I haven't done a Friday memory lately, but frankly, I've been struggling.  I'm doing one tonight, based on a school paper and a call to my brother.

I am two years younger than my brother, Jim.  I watch my kids interact, and I know that I had to annoy the HELL out of Jim.  I didn't know why he was such an ass, but now I know that I was causing most of it.  Kids are always an annoyance to older siblings.  That's life.

When we were growing up, I'd say something that I found VERY funny, or I'd tell a joke.  If Jim didn't think it was funny (it probably wasn't) he would fake laugh real loud.  It was a distinctive laugh that probably won't translate well into text unless you put emphasis on the first syllable, less on the second, and the most on the third.  It was, "BWAA HAA HAA!"

I hated that laugh.  I would get all upset, and run to Mom.  She found his antics a bit funny, so that was no help.  Now, we all do it.  Mom does it to me, I do it to Mom, Kevin, the kids, everyone.  It's a common phrase in our family. 

I called Jim the other night.  There was one of Natalie's papers in which she wrote something that she found funny, and then wrote "Bwaa haaa haaa!"  I bet nobody got it, least of all her teacher.  I laughed so hard I about choked, and called Jim to tell him about it.  He doesn't remember ever saying it.

WHAT????  You don't REMEMBER????  Oh buddy, it's ON now!  Just wait until you're here next.  I'll be fake laughing your ass right back to Georgia.  Don't EVEN get me started on the sneezes, you got that?