Ever since Katie was little, she has always loved to celebrate President's Day because of her interest in presidents. This year we celebrated with books again.
General Washington loves to find Katie in the evening for his petting time.
Last week, we had a snow storm. We knew there was a chance of snow, but we thought nothing much would come of it. We were wrong. We ended up getting about ten inches of snow, which was huge for our area.
Twelve years ago today was the magical day that I finally received my referral from China. After such a long wait, my adoption agency called to let me know that I had been matched with a baby in China and that I would be traveling to complete my adoption in May. It's funny how with certain moments in time you can still remember the small actions and all the feelings that went with them.
Katie is very talented at quickly memorizing music and lyrics. She is quite opposite of me in that way. The other night she gave me a musical concert with a selection from Hamilton, Encanto, and some current songs she heard at her dance last week.
Katie is walking around these days with a seed necklace as part of a science project. Each student created a seed necklace with seeds and a damp cotton ball. They wear them around their necks and wait for change.
All Katie wanted for Valentine's Day this year was a new Squishmallow. That was easy.
Katie had the chance to create sticker art to put into her school yearbook. She decided to go with a more simple theme.
One benefit of a sore throat is getting cold treats!
When Katie woke up the next day and still had a fever and a sore throat, I took her to Urgent Care to get a strep test since Strep Throat is spreading around the community right now. Of course, it was one of the busiest days at Urgent Care that we had ever experienced. While we were there, three people were taken away in ambulances. It made me grateful that we didn't need an ambulance, but Katie didn't appreciate it as much because she felt gross.
Katie had such a good time at her dance. It sounds like she danced and sang straight for two hours. Then the next day, she wasn't feeling great. She said she thought she felt good enough for school. She made it through the day, but was feeling pretty cruddy by the end of the school day. She was full of body aches and had a fever.
Before I knew it, Katie was ready to go to her first dance.
Mr. Limpet is always aware of where Katie is.
Every year during the Christmas season, we make peanut butter cookies and think of my dad. We used to make him his favorite cookies (peanut butter) every Christmas as a gift. This year, we missed making the cookies at Christmas, but we still wanted to make them.
With the way Katie is reading, we should have stock in Barnes & Noble. It would be nice if the library had the books that she's reading, but they are very limited in the Manga series she likes. However, I can't complain too much about supporting a reading habit.
Katie was very excited to go to the mall with two of her friends. Believe it or not, she is going to her first dance, and the girls are going together as a trio. They decided to go shopping together for dresses.
When Jennifer and Katie were out shopping at Macy's, Jennifer got excited to find Toys 'R Us star, Geoffrey. Of course, she had Katie take a picture with him.
My sister, Jennifer, loves to tease Katie good-naturedly. The other night she decided to wrestle Katie to the floor. Sometimes she is the clear wrestling winner, and sometimes Katie is!
Sometimes after a long day at school and an orthodontist appointment, relaxing on the couch seems just perfect!
Even though Mr. Limpet loves every blanket since he came back home, he will still share with General Washington too.
Katie was so happy to get a red envelope in the mail from her cousins, Ian and Eva!
Katie LOVES the blanket that my sister, Debby, gave her for her birthday. She tries to keep it all to herself. However, if she forgets to put it away, the cats quickly find it and claim it as their own.
For a cat who hates being cold, I will never understand why Mr. Limpet ran outside in the first place.
Katie got some rabbit decorations to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
Since Mr. Limpet returned, he is often cuddled up on our laps when he is not buried in a blanket. We are so happy he is back to be pampered.
Katie was very excited for Lunar New Year. She decorated her room for the event this year.
One of Katie's favorite parts of Lunar New Year is the traditional red envelope that kids get with money in it.
