On Mondays (yesterday) I work basically from 9 - 9. So I couldn't spend the whole day with her but I get a break in the middle of the day and we decided we would go out to lunch - Max and Erma's one of her favorites. It was a lot of fun.
After I went back to work she went to Dave & Busters with her father, brother Chris and his friend. Unfortunately none of her friends could go but she had a great time.
About 7:30 she called me at work all excited. That kind of excitment only a 10 year old can have. Her biggest brother - Andrew - had just returned from a trip to Shady Maple and brought her a present. Not just any present but two stuffed monkeys. She LOVES monkeys!
When I got home from work she was holding them tightly. I asked if she thanked him and with a grin from ear to ear she said yes. She didn't put them down - she slept with them and this morning they were still right by her side.
Andrew's thougthfulness is amazing. He seems to know what makes people happy and with out any reminder or suggestion from anyone will buy a gift or do a favor or do a random act of kindness. He is there to listen when a friend needs someone.
What would happen if everyone in the world took his lead. Thought of others, sensed their needs, gave unconditionally. What a wonderful place this would be.
Andrew, I do not have the words to explain how proud I am of you. You touch many peoples lives and make them better.
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