Tonight was the final night for Kendra with our family, as I will take her back to the capital before she flies out next week.  The kids enjoyed some pizza with her, talked about all the fun memories we’ve made in the last six months, and we even sang a song for her.

See, there’s been a running joke here that Kendra is an avid fan of One Direction, the British boy band, ever since one of her friends gave her a CD with a few of their songs on it.  So, as a goodbye to Kendra, we took one of their popular songs called “Little Things” and put our own twist to it.  Here are the lyrics:

Little Things (Kendra’s Remix) 

That house dress fits fine like it’s made just for you
But it’ll probably rip just like the other two
And you’ll just smile and laugh rather than sit and stew
We love that about you

We know you’ve never loved the water in your cup
It’s the only explanation for your morning ritual
Of consistently spilling it all over our table
And we smile endlessly

We won’t let these little things slip out of our mouths
But if we do, it’s you
Oh, it’s you they add up to
We really love you
And all these little things 

You can’t go to bed without mosquito spray
At least you only use a gallon every day
And all these little quirks we promise not to give away
Outside of this melody

We know you’ve never loved the mice in your room
That is why we hit them with our hockey sticks and brooms
Maybe if you stopped eating Oreos and leaving crumbs
Then they wouldn’t come

We won’t let these little things slip out of our mouths
But if we do, it’s you
Oh, it’s you they add up to
We really love you
And all these little thing 

You’ve never loved yourself as much as Athanasius loves you
He grew an invisible beard almost down to his boots
And he found a job obeying God for you
But maybe the pay was low ’cause you left him blue

And we’ve just let these little things slip out of our mouths
‘Cause it’s you, oh, it’s you
It’s you they add up to
We really love you
And all these little things 

We won’t let these little things slip out of our mouths
But if it’s true, it’s you
It’s you they add up to
We really love you
And all your little things

Here’s the real song :-)