A bit about Addie- aka "Karen"

Addie is quite the funny child. She comes across as agreeable and cooperative, but hidden inside her is a complex puzzle. We're still trying to figure her out, because she doesn't like to express herself openly. Once in  awhile, we'll get a really funny gem from her.

1) She's been playing soccer this spring. She liked it for the first couple of games. She was excited to wear her pink shin guards, excited to go to practice, excited to have games. Last week at her game I noticed she wasn't too interested in what was going on. I asked how she was feeling about soccer, and in true Addie fashion, she responded, "So. Much. Running!" I think the novelty of the pink shin guards has worn off and she's ready to move on to something else.

2) This week she announced to us that she wanted her nickname to be changed from "Add", which we call her all the time, to "Karen". This is our daughter Addie. But you can call her Karen. Boy oh boy, we had a good old laugh about that one. She was insistent for a couple of days, so I started calling her Karen one morning. That also happened to be the day that the kindergartners were eating lunch at the school. I packed her lunch and wrote "Addie (Karen)" on the bag. She scribbled it out and said she wanted to go back to Add as her nickname. I respect her wishes, but if you see her, call her Karen and you'll probably get a satisfying reaction out of her.

She took it upon herself to read a chapter book in the last couple of weeks and she did it! She carried her book with her wherever she went and read it aloud until she finished it. She's super excited about learning and loves reading. Way to go, Karen! We sure do love ya.

(The book was "Magic Kitten", in case you were wondering. And I know you were.)