Bed bugs are terrible! It's good that you won't have to risk them by going to your sister's house. I hope she gets rid of them soon. My husband and I slept in a place with bed bugs in Peru several years back. We knew it, so we left our luggage in the garage, immediately washed the clothes and ourselves, then super sanitized our luggage. We got lucky that we didn't have problems because of those precautions. I also slept in a hostel that had them in Taiwan once. It is miserable!

My siblings are only one year apart, but are 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 years older than me. I remember my sister got married at the same time my brother went off to the navy. My parents were then left with just me. However, when I finally went off to college, they both quit smoking, lost weight, and their relationship improved. I'm not sure how to explain that.