Welcome to Colleen's web site, version 5.0!

Colleen is an awesome kid who loves to read, do homework (and she isn't even in school yet) and play outside. She is an artist, philosopher and great mathematician. She is a very good photographer, too, who was recently introduced to a digital camera. The photo at the top of the page is a self-portrait.

Her favorite color is pink. She loves to wear dresses, play dress-up and play with dolls. She is all girl. However, she is also tough. She likes to get dirty, jump on the trampouline, rough house, pick up bugs and play soccer. Noone has ever told her not to do these things, so she loves them as well. Her girl idols are her cousins Ashley and Katelyn, who are gorgeous sports jocks. She adores all of her cousins — because she thinks the girls are beautiful and the boys are WILD! But she particularly talks about these two a lot, probably because they embody both of her favorite characteristics!

Currently, the blog below is updated by her parents. However, you should expect entries from her in the very near future.

We hope you also will take time to look at her photo album, which contains pictures that we update on rare occasions. New visitors might be interested in reading about Colleen's birth or her heart surgery, or seeing photos she took of her house.

Colleen's Blog

Tuesday, May 11, 2004       ( 6:35 AM ) Troy   Last night Colleen gave me a lesson in clear thinking. Over the weekend she asked if we could go "on the lake." I asked if she meant swimming and she said "No, Daddy... ON the lake." I didn't know exactly what she meant and didn't give it much thought. Then last night she announced in a loud voice, "I want to ride in the boat on the lake." I told her that our boat was broken and could not be used out on the lake. She put a hand on her hip, paused for only a moment and said, "Then fix the boat." Sometimes we adults get too busy for our own good, and we let all the many details of modern living to cloud our thinking. Colleen is not burdened with this artificial screen of cause/effect, side-effects and second-guessing. She wants to go out on the boat, so the boat needs to be fixed. I'll be stopping at the hardware store tonight and we'll fix the boat. #

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