So, you can see, her mind is advanced. It’s actually interesting to watch her because you can see her think. You can ask her something and her eyes just kind of glaze over so slightly as she retreats into her mind to figure out what you’ve asked her. Some people who have met her have thought that she doesn’t listen, but really when you talk to her, she doesn’t hear you. She is buried in thought and you have to bring her back to get her attention. She loves to read and play cards. And you know those string tricks you can do? OMG, she can do those so fucking fast that it freaks me out.
Anyway, that would be enough. Having her be very smart would be an accomplishment in itself. However, it doesn’t even begin to end there.
She is also beautiful. Now, I know that every parent thinks that their child is the most stunning creature to walk the Earth, but she really is gorgeous. Where as Amanda looks just like me, Emilee is the spitting image of her father. And for all of his faults, AZ was a very good looking guy. She is blonde, blue eyed, tall, tanned, and she has one of those bodies already where she can eat and eat and eat and she is barely at the average weight for her age.
But more than that, more than being smart and pretty, she has such a good heart. Growing up, she and Amanda rarely fought because she would so much rather surrender to make the other person happy. She wants everyone to be happy; she is very selfless. She will offer to help, give you her toys, hug you when you are sad, compliment you for no reason. I would love to take the credit for this, say that it is some part of my excellent parenting skills, but I cannot because she is this way because she chooses to be and not because I have ingrained into her these traits. She is a good person, inside.
And the last thing that I will mention… When I met Veronique, I knew she had something. Something inexplicable. Something inside of her that attracted other people and that, when mixed with her also being a good person, was so captivating. Emilee has this, she has that light, that vibe, that something that makes you want to be around her. That goodness… there is no word for what it is. No way to describe it, only once you’ve met someone like this you just know. She has all kinds of friends. She has fifth graders come and hug her when we are at the grocery store. She knows more adults than I do. She will wave at people when we drive by them. She is happy and good inside... It's so pure and so genuine that you have to love her. You can't help it.
I'm very happy that she is my daughter and exceedingly proud of her every day. I just wanted to share that with ya'll.
~Kate
