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Well this isn’t going to make me look too good but it’s too funny not to document. The first clue I had that the girls were unprepared for life was when Katie’s friend Evelyn had to show her how to do the dishes. But last night I was so surprised to turn around and see Hannah washing away at the dishes. I asked her what she was doing and she said “Doing the dishes! I want to earn some allowance!” I was so proud. Later I as I was picking up I realized she missed a couple of bowls. As I washed them and decided since the dishwasher had not been running long I would see if I could squeeze them in. When I opened the dishwasher I realized there was literally only one bowl lin the whole washer and a few pieces of cutlery. LOL. When I went to bed I realized that I’m not even sure the dishes she put away had actually been cleaned since I can’t remember if I ran the dishwasher. Hope we don’t die. LOL. I guess I have some teaching to do around the house!

Katie 11 Hannah 8

When asked to write a paragraph about Katie for her 6th grade teacher I thought her future self might want to know what she was like in 6th grade. 🙂

To whom it may concern:

Katie is hard working and thrives on positive reinforcement. She loves to joke around but will follow directions to the letter when asked. She is an exceptional reader and has a very good memory. She is also very good at math but MUST understand the concept behind the steps or she gets very frustrated. She will doggedly pursue that understanding and may need to be told to step away from it and come back to it to lower the frustration level. She is a good problem solver and only needs minimal instruction to perform complex tasks or projects. However when partnered with other students in the past if they did not do their share of the work she did the entire project herself rather than complaining or getting a poor grade.

Socially Katie is very kind hearted and does not like to hurt others feelings. With this she tends to be the peacemaker among friends which can get her drawn into drama and may be misinterpreted if all the facts are not uncovered. She is working on standing up for herself in a kind manner.

Overall she is a great student in any environment but will thrive even more in a good one.

Thanks for taking an interest in our child! Of course we think she is fabulous! 😉

Diane McKinney