Lorelei At Thirteen

You are an official teenager! You have so been looking forward to that moment, and wow! It is here!

You love talking, reading, and planning. 

You can never get enough friend time, although when asked, you said you were not sure if you were an introvert or an extrovert because you like to be alone as well as with people.

You are passionate about animals and the environment. You still have the top favorite animal loves as you have had most of your life: dogs, horses, and dolphins. You have chosen to talk about the importance of dolphin-safe fishing for your first speech. You are still planning your Save Winter Day, which we hope to have in the fall. You often passionately talk about animal welfare and that aquariums should be rescue organizations.

You are serving your second year as a school librarian. You love sharing your love of books with the younger children. You also love that you know all the kids at school and are happy to be able to report how a student behaves if their name comes up. This is a volunteer gig for you that you do during PULSE at school once a week.

You are excited to start back up your extra activities: Polynesian, OM and horseback (hopefully fitting in golf here and there too!) You are also participating in junior cotillion, which is once a month.

One new hobby you have acquired over the last year is learning to crochet. So far you just "wing it" and need to learn certain stitches, but still have fun with it!

You still love art. You really enjoyed working with charcoal, which you learned last year in school and are so glad to have art again once a week at school!

When you play with your betta fish you are "doing enrichment."

You go out of your way to make new students feel included. Teachers also seem to rely on you to be the one who helps when a new student needs it.

You have finally started to sleep in. This summer we were amazed when you would sleep until 9!

Quotable Moments:

"I mean, I'm 50/50. There 50 reasons on one side and 50 on the other."

(We complimented her on making a solid point at the dinner table one night... maybe about two weeks into school starting...) "Well, I am in speech and logic."

Lorelei's Thirteen Year Interview

Favorites -
Food: Spaghetti
Place: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Four Fillies Farm, School, My Room, Universal
Movie/TV Show: Harry Potter
Color: Pink, Teal, Purple
Thing To Do: Read
Animal: Dog, Horse, Dolphin
Books: Harry Potter Series, and any other books that I can get my hands on
Song: Brave Souls From Dolphin Tale 2, by Cozi Zuehlsdorff
Treat: Ice Cream, Better Thank Anything Cake
Holiday: Christmas

What do you like to do with Dad? massaging backs, color

What do you like to do with Mom? read books

What do you like to do with Makin? play with Cosmo

What makes you happy? animals and reading

What do you think about before you fall asleep? I just think of miscellaneous things every single night

What do you want to be when you grow up? Marine Biologist (Goal to work at CMA)