Monkey In the Middle

A long, long, long time ago, I found myself chatting online with an online friend about the monkey in the family. I'm not entirely sure what prompted it, but I remember being highly amused that the person I was talking with was not actually aware that I was referring to a real person rather than an animal.

My brother and I never got along when we were children. Even as older teens, we would still argue about everything. It's funny how time and growth changes things. As it turns out, at my wedding, my brother stood by me even when my bridesmaids were off doing … whatever they were doing. He was an amazing usher, taking everyone to their seats and making them feel comfortable, he handled his reading during the ceremony well even when he was given the wrong passage to read, and, from what I understand, at the reception he went from table to table asking if everyone had everything they needed. On that particular day, my brother went above and beyond to make me feel special and loved.

Of course, he's still helpful and encouraging even two years after the wedding! I don't know what I would do without him!

But now he is off at college over 4 hours away from home. He's a bit late to the whole college scene since he explored his options for a few years after high school taking a while to decide what he wanted to do with his life. I'm so glad he finally did since he is now happily living it up with his buddies at college and studying to become … who knows what?

(With selfies like that, you can never really tell!)

In honor of my brother being away at college and having to sort (or not sort) his own laundry, let's have another giveaway, shall we?!

Ever heard of Purex No Sort for Colors Detergent? It would be perfect for my brother! (And who am I kidding?! me!) It's a great new laundry detergent from Purex that prevents color bleeding using a dye transfer inhibitor so that, if you fail at sorting laundry, you won't have to worry about color bleeding accidents! Super cool, right?!

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Don't forget to enter the NEW Purex No Sort for Colors Detergent Giveaway on the Purex website where a grand prize winner will win $1000 and a year supply of Purex No Sort detergent! (I even gave you an entry into my giveaway for doing this! Woo!)

Best of luck to all who enter! Have a fantastic Wednesday!

* Participate in the A-Z blogging challenge with me! You know you want to! :)