Lorelei at 17

Lorelei at seventeen you...

Continue to have a huge passion for animals including using positive reinforcement. You plan to make some version of this your career.

Love learning. One of your highs of the day is almost always school work.

Love to make plans.

Love your friend time. They give you energy.

Have a great energy/joy/zest for life.

Read often and appreciate almost all genres of books.

Crochet and knit in your spare time.

Enjoy babysitting. You make entire geography-based fun plans for almost every time you babysit. On the rare times you don't, you bring an entire IKEA bag of games and activities to play.

Adore almost all food. If it was a love language, it would be one of yours.

Are on cloud nine because you finally have your own dog. This is also challenging and growing you in ways, but overall you absolutely love it.

Love to decorate.

Aren't quite driving yet. It makes you nervous. You hope to get your license in the next year.

Quotable Moments:

Me: We've taken him over to the dark side.

Lorelei: Maybe it's the light side.

Me: I can't believe what good artists you are!

Lorelei: Well, we get it from dad.

Me: Well unless you don't want to eat chocolate cake?

Lorelei: Ummmm that would be never and if I did that would be concerning. Like you should ask if I'm ok.

"I get stressed when I travel but I love to travel. (Laughing at herself...) I'm very complicated."

Grandma: (Explaining a card game...) We play in suits.

Lorelei: He's in a swimsuit, is that ok?

Lorelei: What is a potluck?

Me: (Stares incredulously realizing her complete failure as a mom.) What do you think it is?

Lorelei: I don't know...food and lucky pots?

(Playing Creator in Minecraft)    "I remind myself I shouldn't get emotionally attached because they are just pixels!"

Lorelei's Sixteen Year Interview

Favorites -
Food: Spaghetti

Place: Valley View Ranch, CMA, my bedroom, ManeGait

Movie/TV Show: Walk Ride Rodeo, Enola Holmes 1 and 2, All Creatures Great and Small, How To Train Your Dragon

Color: Pink, Purple, Turquoise

Thing To Do: ride horses, spend time with Watson, read, crochet, school, spending time with family, volunteer at ManeGait, train animals, spend time with friends, babysit

Animal: Dog, Horse, Dolphin

Books: Harry Potter Series, The Christy Miller Series (and all series related to it), The Viking Quest series

Song: Stargazing by Myles Smith, Brave Souls by Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Dusty Bibles by Josiah Queen

Treat: Reese's PB cup or mint Ice Cream, pumpkin cookies, peanut butter balls

Holiday: Christmas

What do you like to do with Dad? ride in the car and talk, play with Watson

What do you like to do with Mom? adventures, read alouds

What do you like to do with Makin? go on adventures

What makes you happy? animals, books, family, nature, kids, food

What do you think about before you fall asleep? my dog, horse camp, my future

What do you want to be when you grow up? Anything with animals, preferably work at CMA, anything with animals/children combo, eventually stay-at-home mom and homeschool