Giving Thanks

“Nurse Katie” 1996

Today was a very special day of Thanksgiving.

I wrote this for Katie on Thanksgiving Day, ten years ago. Nostalgia brought me back to it today…

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This Was My Katie

Katie loved ribs cooked on the grill, cucumbers, cheese toast, butter toast, Apple Jacks, Mt. Dew, BBQ chicken, Mio’s pizza, salad with “orange” dressing, Burger King burgers, “smashed” potatoes from KFC, Pizza Inn buffet, Oodles of Noodles, mac&cheese, ABCs123s, crushed ice

Katie loved pink and purple, she loved flowers, she loved to draw, color, write; she most especially loved to write love notes, oh she wrote love notes every day (she left one in every room for us to find later)

Katie played “doctor” on her baby doll “patients”
Games we played at UNC - Go Fish, Adventure Park, Sorry, Trouble
Favorite videos - The Little Rascals, Casper, Toy Story, “CMT”
Favorite TV show of all time- Rugrats
Most favorite toy in the world - “Doggy”

Katie loved Alan Jackson, The Spice Girls, Hanson; she loved to watch both pop and country music videos; she would sing but only if no one was listening

Katie wanted to be a nurse when she grew up
Katie and Shannon would play store and school and Barbies together
Katie loved me . . .

for katie by mom
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