Funny story...

...yesterday. I didn't have time to jot this down yesterday but it's one that I have to share! The girls got some money from their GG yesterday and I want to put it in their 529 account. Sweet hubby wanted to put it in one of our envelopes (we do the Dave Ramsey budget & envelope system) since we already bought all of their gifts. My comment was "at the rate we're saving, we won't even be able to afford a semester at Vol State without getting a loan!" Hubby's reply?!? "Oh, don't worry... I'm sure they will live with us forever so we really don't have to worry about college then!" He then turned to Sweet P, our 3 y/o, and asked her "do you want to live with Momma and daddy forever?!?!" She gave an adamant "NO!" and when asked why she replied, "because I don't want to!" So I thought, she's 3- she doesn't get what we mean and explained that it meant she would go live somewhere else, without momma and daddy and by herself. She looked at me like I was an alien with 3 eyes and said, "I know." Ok- #2 does NOT want to remain at home.

...but what does #1 think??? As Bug and I were driving home from a birthday party I posed the same question to her... and she starts to cry!! She says if she moves, she wants her family to live with her. I told her Sweet P said she didn't want to live with us forever but Bug asked "but can I still live with you forever." I told her we will get old and need somebody to take care of us someday like we take care of her now and asked if she would do that. Her answer: "of course I will." I comforted her tears and when we got out of the truck gave her a big hug and told her she could live with me forever. I retold the story to Daddy and he asked her the same question- do you want to live with us forever. She was fighting the tears and said, "Momma said I could" and Daddy's reply was "and so do I" as he picked her up to hug her.

One more reminder at how different our two girls are and will forever be! By the way, I will eventually force Bug to move out and will eventually call Sweet P begging her to come home... that's just the way a Momma works =) Maybe I can just convince Bug to go & live with Sweet P so at least Bug isn't without all of her family?!?! Hmmm....