You're my best friend...

Who sings that song? Now it's in my head... wish I knew how to embed a tune into a blog post!

So Erica is actually excited about going back to school this year. What a difference a year makes!! Last year - transition to kindergarten - I'm sure mom's stress about it was noted and transferred to daughter, to some extent. She cried every night about having to go. She cried many mornings about having to go. By the end of the year, she was totally OK with it. Last night she had a hard time getting to sleep. She called me into her room around 9:30 and asked, "Mom - is school tomorrow?" I said "no, in 3 more days. Are you excited?" She said "yes." I thought, "praise the Lord!"

Tonight we were talking about what we need to do tomorrow to be ready for school on Wednesday. I reminded her about her kindergarten friends who will be in her first grade class (only four of them - I thought there would be more). She thought about her friends for a while, and then said, "Mom - you're my best friend in the whole wide world." I said "I'm very honored to be your best friend" and then I had two immediate thoughts: 1) how long will this last? how old will she be when she wants nothing to do with me? and 2) how I hope she one day finds someone *else* to be her best friend in the whole wide world!