It was a couple of days before Valentines and I was very sure my dad had a big surprise for mom. She was starting to get excited and anxious to know of her gift. As always my mom took me, my sister, and my brother out for ice cream as we did every Friday afternoon. We were always excited for Fridays so we could get ice cream and go to the park. My mom always made it her business to make time for us. This is one memory that I could always look back on. I was only nine years old with so much of life ahead of me. I was the oldest of three and I played my big sister role well. Even though my sister tended to cry a lot and my brother was annoying. I really cherished being the oldest. I tended to them as if they were my own. I knew my mom was sometimes
