Katie's comments

Katie has said many things throughout the years.  A lot of those have stories attached, but there are some that she just announced for no apparent reason with no real attachment to a conversation that was held in her presence.  There are also things that don't have a long story attached but are quite memorable.  Here is just a short list of those off the walls, out of the blue kernels of wisdom Katie has shared with us.

"I don't know everything.  I won't know everything until I'm in heaven with God.  But I know ALMOST everything!"  3 years old

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"When I'm swimming I don't have to worry about not breathing.  If I start to run out of air I can just breathe through my ears."  4 years old

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"I can't sleep because the dinosaurs are having a party outside my window and they are too loud.  And they won't stop looking in my window."  3 years old

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 "I don't like Erik.  He is like a gorilla.  An icky, icky ape because he eats bananas."  5 years old

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"Cantaloupe and antelope are the same thing.  Cantaloupe is Spanish for antelope."  4 years old.

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"I just planted pennies in the driveway.  I can't wait for them to grow into penny trees."  3 years old.

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One morning Katie was grumpy when she came out to the living room.  Dave asked her if she woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  Upon hearing that question her whole body melted into a defeated stance  "I did it AGAIN?"  I can only imagine she had purposely gotten out of the opposite side of the bed she had the last morning when told she must have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed.  3 years

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While shopping with a 1 1/2 year old Katie one day we turned the corner of a children's clothing display and saw directly in front of us a display of little girl's dress shoes, all at her level.  She stopped dead in her tracks with a look of awe on her face and uttered just one word.  "Shoes...."  I knew then we'd be in trouble when she got older.

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"Today at school I learned we can do more with our hands than other animals because we have explodable thumbs."  8 years old

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"When I grow up I am going to be a toilet fixer."  5 years old

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After spending an afternoon painting a scrap piece of 2x4, pounding nails in it and gluing plastic gems on it she proudly displayed her creation.  "It's a fly bed!"  she announced.  3 years old.