 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.
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
( 6:11 PM ) Rosie
We went to Chicago for New Year's and had a blast.
We were walking down the street in Chinatown with Colleen having a conversation about Santa Claus. This year was kind of hard for Troy and I. Santa got credit for ALL of the fabulous gifts Colleen received. It actually really hurt my feelings when she exclaimed, "Santa knows me so well!" We got a great idea from our friend Martha (Molly's mom) on how to deal with this. Molly and Emma get two presents each year from Santa. Everything else comes from people they know — like mom and dad. I think that's the way things will be going in the future at our house.
Anyway, back to Chinatown. Out of the blue, Colleen said, "Did you know that Santa loves me?"
I really hated this. I'm so not interested in promoting this myth, yet torn about creating a disillusioned 4-year-old.
So, my characteristic Santa conversation response, "Oh, really?"
"Yes. He loves everyone. EVEN SHELBY JOHNSON."
The last words were said with such venom and fury, I stopped in the sidewalk for a second and tried not to fall down laughing. I've only recently met Shelby Johnson, a new kid at day care. She's an angelic-looking, blond hair, blue-eyed girl with lots of spunk. Frankly, I would have thought she and Colleen would have been best friends by now.
"What did Shelby Johnson ever do to you?" I asked.
"Nothing. Santa just loves everyone," Colleen replied.
Oh, my. Troy and I laughed so hard later. We've been going around saying things that end with, "EVEN SHELBY JOHNSON!"
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