Are we poor?

Dix got laid off. They let him know last Friday and he has until next Friday to work. So when we heard that Yellow Pages was looking for people to deliver their books, we jumped on it (me and the kids). We did the first route as a fundraiser for my boys to go to Boy Scout Camp. We all worked together and it was a lot of work, but really pretty fun. Well, Hayden decided that he wanted to earn a little more money, so we took on a second route. We got lucky and got the neighborhood that we live in, plus many surrounding neighborhoods. We have been working all day long, and I don't remember the last time I was so hot and tired. We didn't use our truck, we delivered them all using leg power: bikes, scooter, roller blades and walking/running. I am so impressed with Regan. She stuck with us ALL DAY LONG! She has delivered so many books. She started with us this morning after her soccer game, and just finished up at about 9:30 pm. She just asked me, "Are we going to work all day on Monday, too?" in a hopeful voice. She had fun and wants to do it again! She was funny to work with. She always wanted to deliver to the "pretty" houses, or the ones with pink trim, or a purple door, or any of them with people in the yard. She had some pretty funny comments about some of the houses, like "This is a rich house." Which led her to ask me, "Are we poor?" Hmmm, I hesitated at that one. Between losing our business two years ago, and Dix losing his job now, I knew what the real answer was, but I didn't want to make her feel bad. I said, "We're RICH in family!" She gave me a funny look. I continued, "We're RICH in love!" Another look. "But not so much in money." She responded with, "Yeah, I thought maybe we were poor." That girl makes me laugh so much! I just love her to pieces! She is really so fun to be around and I can't believe how much she has grown--both physically and emotionally--in the last few months. I'm so, so glad I have her for my daughter! Even if she always wears hand-me-downs! :)