A life twice as nice: Twin sisters celebrate their 90th birthdays
MCCLUSKY, N.D. (KFYR/Gray News) - A pair of identical twin sisters from North Dakota remain inseparable, even as they celebrate 90 years of life.
Lori Hoots and Lois Lasher are identical twins. If you can’t tell who’s who, don’t feel too bad. They’ve been confusing people their whole lives – all nine decades, KFYR reports.
“At the bank, they can’t tell us apart,” Hoots said. “When we were younger, her kids couldn’t tell us apart!”
What makes it extra tricky: the sisters always dress alike – from their eyeglasses to their shirts and pants. Even their socks are the same.
“I guess we just always liked it,” they said together, finishing each other’s sentences.
These days, you won’t often find one sister without the other. As roommates and best friends, they’re together all day, every day.
“We never do anything apart,” Hoots said.
The twins were apart when they were both newly married, separated by about 50 miles. That was too far.
“I would get real depressed,” Lasher said.
The sisters will celebrate their 90th birthdays Sunday. They were born in their family’s farmhouse in rural Sheridan County on June 16, 1934.
As the story goes, their grandmother delivered them because the rain that day delayed the doctor’s arrival. Their grandmother placed them in a basket on the oven door to stay warm until the doctor arrived.
Lasher never lets Hoots forget she’s five minutes older.
“She thinks she’s the boss,” Hoots said.
That spunk might be the secret to such a long life. The twins think staying busy helps, too.
“We have to keep moving,” Hoots said. “We know if we just sit down and do nothing that it wouldn’t be very good.”
In the summer, the sisters enjoy being outside, gardening and mowing. Quilting is another favorite hobby.
Hoots’ eyes are failing a little, but Lasher helps her. And when Lasher’s arthritis acts up, Hoots becomes her hands.
“We get along real well,” Hoots said.
The two make each other’s lives twice as nice.
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