Smile Like You're Eight Years Old

It's Katie's 8th birthday today. (Happy birthday, sweetheart)

If you're a parent...you'll understand how fast time flies when you begin to see your kids grow up (and answer back more!).

For me...my birthday just comes and goes...and at 34, I've no reason to be excited about another one!

But, boy...is Katie excited!

She couldn't sleep last night...even after counting elephants (I told her to count sheep...but she wanted to count elephants!).

She got up just before 6am...literally screaming in both mine and Lesley's ears!

She jumped up and down when she got a 'groovy chick' 2-litre water cooler as a present. (don't ask).

She's been screaming for the last 2 hours as she has a little 'party' with five of her new friends.

Don't YOU wish that YOU could be so EXCITED about life?

I do, too.

But...even though I've had my share of bad times over the last few years...I've realized that, even though it's not really in me to jump up and down when it's my birthday...I DO have some laughs along this road called LIFE.

More happy than sad times...even after the year we had last year.

So, if you're reading this...THANK YOU.

And please, please...SMILE a little today - whatever your circumstances...just like you did when YOU were eight years old.

You certainly won't regret doing it, that's for you.

And...you might like it enough to want to do it some more!

Posted by vurnumg