Really, I don't have to go

Over the past week, our babysitter has been off and we have had to make other arrangements for the girls. At the beginning of the week, they went to stay with my parents about an hour away. Let me just say that they are FULLY entertained when they are there. Go out to eat, go to the library, go swimming, go shopping....need I say more? Anyway, they knew that at the end of this week, they would then be going to my brother and sister-in-law's house about 2 hours away for two nights. Which they were very excited about because they have twins the same age as Em. Well, by the second night at Mom's house, I got a call from KK that sounded like this, "Mom, don't know if I'll be able to go to Uncle Let's because I miss you really badly right now!" Um, what do I say to that? My heart drops, because let's just say that as a child, I was HORRIBLY homesick on most occasions! My dad came to Houston to pick me up one time! All I could do was encourage her and assure her that I had planned for them to come home for two nights in between and that may make her feel better. Well, for those two nights, KK was in a DEEP depression. Just the anxiety of leaving again was like a black cloud, hovering over all of our heads. Em was quite excited and stated matter-of-factly that she was going with or without KK. As the time grew nearer, KK decided that she was going to man up and go. Last night, I got a text from her saying, "Hey mom and dad, i miss you terribly, lu". That said it all; how was I going to sleep the rest of the night worrying about this child? Then, I got a text from Em that said, "Hey mom and dad, love u, see u on saturday!" Need I say more? These kids couldn't be more night and day; yet, I love them both fiercely; there are no words to describe the love for your children, even if you love them differently, not one more than the other, just differently. They both have needs that are the same and then they both have needs that are very different. And God made me and Chad lucky enough to be the ones to tend to those many needs. Can't wait to see them tomorrow!