Hey Cat,

You know, I can't remember every time my "L" told me those oh-so-wonderful words; there were quite a few times. But I know I will never forget the first time. I was sitting in thier dining room, at the table, talking to his mom. "L" kept walking around the table, very slowly, with this big grin on his lovely 9 year old face. He said, "I don't know why, but I sure do like you." Then, without warning, he walked around right in front of me and threw his arms around my neck in a big hug and said, "I love you!". Oh man, what a feeling that is! Dosen't it feel like the whole world just stops right in it's tracks?

Hey, who cares what the circumstances were...he still told you he loves you and it made your day, week, month....year? Many years to come? You won't need a video of that, it will be in your heart forever, to play back whenever you want in living color. That's how my first time with "L" is...still in my heart just like it happened yesterday. I'm so excited for you my friend.

Love,
Chris