You're Only 8 Once

Me: "So how are you girls feeling about turning 9 years old tomorrow?"

Annie: "hmmm ..... nervous, and excited."

Me: "Why nervous?"

Annie: "I don't know ........ like, I just wonder if I used my time well, ya know? I mean, you're only 8 once ..... you really gotta make it count these days."

Kate: "Yeah, and I really loved being 8 cause it was the year I got baptized and it was the best year of my life."


Wow ..... had to move away from school and friends in St. George, parents get divorced, sharing a room with your sisters in your grandparents basement for a year, missing half of your toys and a home of your own .......... and she says it's the best year of her life.

Oh man, I love these girls so much it hurts!!!