Day 24--- My Favorite Lil' Cowgirl and her Pink Boots

Over the past four days I have seen what True Love is. I thought that I Truly Loved all of my shoes, but until I saw my BFFFE and her daughter, Bailey, together in action once again, I did not know.

True Love is:

1. Continuously reminding your child to say "Excuse me_____________, May I please have_______________" as many times as you need to throughout the day.

2. Putting up with the crying fits that take place about every ten minutes, and then STILL cuddling her on her lap after all of that took place.

3. Just laughing when, after she has declared she is "SO HUNGRY" and you go ahead and pour a bowl of cereal, only to have her say, after one bite "I'm Full"

4. Attempting to put her to sleep for FOUR HOURS (that's right, four hours!) and just laughing when she comes wandering out into the kitchen AGAIN, looking for a drink of water.

5. Having dinner ready for her husband, and telling me that she "Always makes extra, because you never know who is going to 'stop in for a visit'"...everyone needs to take a lesson in hospitality from Renee Michele Johnson. I love her.

I realized that True Love is the kind of love that exists between my Best Friend and her Pink Cowboy Boot wearing Daughter---because despite the "Terrible Twos" and the crying, snotty noses, and load after load of muddy laundry that comes with it, it takes True Love to be able to be happy at the end of the crazy day.

I have only been here for 4 days, but I AM EXHAUSTED! I don't know how Renee does it. She is the definition of SuperMom. She never gets worked up, she never yells, she just calmly (and politely) models the behavior that she wants from Bailey. That is amazing. (Oh yeah, her husband, Pat, is pretty awesome as well!)

Additionally, out here in the country, it is not so easy to be fashionable. BUT, my Little Miss BaileyMarie has surpassed all of my fashion expectations for a two year old growing up in the country. I mean, come on! Check out those BOOTS!!!! So cute! I want some for myself! (maybe after this challenge is over, I will treat myself to some!)

At the end of the day, I admire my Johnson Family for all of the love that they have, and am so happy that Pat and Renee will still get Bailey PINK COWBOY BOOTS....a girls gotta have some style, even while riding a horse!