Out of the mouth of one of my favorite babes

I laugh pretty routinely in my day to day life, but today afforded me a giggle unlike any I've had in a long while.

Allow me to set the stage:

School is back in session, so the Summer of Heather and Lauren has officially evolved into: 

Thursday evening dinner.  

Tonight I arrived a bit later than usual, and we were all quickly swept to the overflowing table and the delicious food waiting for us there.  We began to eat with gusto when--suddenly, halfway through--Heather stops and looks at me and says "OH."

I prepared myself for the worst.

She said:

"Today, Kate brought me this card with a picture of a horse on it and she said--

'Mom, I love this horse.  It reminds me of Lauren!!' "

Laughter was immediately burst into by all present.  

[Yes folks.  My own little Katela likened me to a horse.]

Kate ran to get the card, in order to show me.

"It's the curls!", she said.  

"It's the jewelry!"

Then, I read the inscription:

"Let the world stay a beautiful place to live"

Kate said:

"See? That's what you do!"

I giggled with my head in my hands for at least the next 5 minutes.

And here's the ironic thing:

I have always secretly thought I look like a horse.

[Leave it to Kate to say it out loud.]

But what she didn't have to say, and what I took away?

My world is a much more beautiful place to live, thanks to the love of such a special little friend.