The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:

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‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’

Rebecca- age 8
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‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’

Billy – age 4
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‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’

Karl – age 5
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‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’

Chrissy – age 6
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‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’

Terri – age 4
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‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’

Danny – age 7
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‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss’

Emily – age 8
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‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.’

Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)
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‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,’

Nikka – age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)
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‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.’

Noelle – age 7
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‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’

Tommy – age 6
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‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.   He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore. ‘

Cindy – age 8
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‘My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’

Clare – age 6
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‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’

Elaine-age 5
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‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’

Chris – age 7
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‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’

Mary Ann – age 4
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‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’

Lauren – age 4
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‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ (what an image)

Karen – age 7
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‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.’

Mark – age 6
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‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’

Jessica – age 8
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And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

‘Nothing, I just helped him cry’
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A lead foot could cost you some gold.

On the Road:
The faster you go the more gas you will use. The optimum speed for saving gas will vary from car to car but usually it is between 50 and 60 mph. Obviously you don’t want to drive 50mph on the interstate and get run over but try to keep your speed around 65, which is the speed limit in most states. Also, unless you are on very hilly terrain turn on the cruise control and it will help with your gas mileage as well.

In Town:
Although it often feels like it the person who gets to the stoplight first is not the winner. Leaving the stop light first doesn’t get you any prizes either. Hard acceleration does more than waste gas, it shortens the lifetime of almost every part on your car. Smooth steady acceleration is the key. If you can feel the acceleration as a pressure on your back it is probably too much. The same with breaking, if you brake too hard you will wear out your car at a much faster than normal rate. Of course if you don’t brake hard enough you could hit the guy in front of you. Which could wind up costing you a lot.

Air Conditioning – On or Off?
Like everything else, it depends. There are two schools of thought and both are correct. The first is by putting the air conditioning on and rolling up the windows the air resistance is lowered so the engine doesn’t work as hard to maintain your speed. Which offsets the demands of the air conditioner. On the other hand there are those who believe the air conditioner itself taxes the engine more than the reduced air drag can compensate for.

As I said, both viewpoints are correct. At slower speeds (under 35mph) wind resistance is just not enough of a factor. If you turn the air conditioner on at those speeds you will use more gas. At highway speeds however the situation changes. Modern cars are designed to run with the windows up. By leaving the windows down at higher speeds (45mph+) you will rob your vehicle of both performance and fuel efficiency.
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