It’s great to be 8!
–Lily
Be happy with who and where you are in life
Be a goofball when the spirit moves you
Read a book or ten or a thousand
Make up random stories about Evil Potatoes
Take those stories seriously
Remember that French Fries are Good
Don’t watch too much TV
If you don’t have anything to say, well, don’t
Don’t stay in one place for very long
Roll your eyes when people are silly
Wear a jingle bell necklace
Play it during Christmas carols
Jump up and down for no reason
Jump up and down when something exciting happens
Jump up and down because the Blazers are losing
Draw a lot of pictures
Make a moat out of your potatoes
Look at someone cross-eyed
Don’t be chicken
Be excited about the stuff you’re excited about
Slide on the wood floor in your stocking feet
Laugh really loud
Play the guiro frog after you’ve been sent to bed
Make up words to a song
Ask every question that comes to mind
Dance around the room while you sing it
Dance around the room any time you feel like it
Make sure to point out that the dining room would be a perfect ballroom if there was no pesky dining room table in it
Ask someone to make you a turkey dinner just because
Don’t be afraid to be bossy about decorating the Christmas tree
Take it totally for granted when people sing to you because why would you expect anything less
Go to sleep when you are sleepy, even if it means someone has to carry you to bed
Be totally charming without even thinking about it.
Make sure you wrap people around your finger really, really tightly
Lather, rinse and repeat
Have a Merry Christmas and let everyone know you love them