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Katie's Corner is an area designed for those who did not know Katie personally, in order to get to know her better; and for those who knew Katie well and would like to remember how truly special she really was.
Katie was an energetic, affectionate little girl whose personality was as individual as they come. There is an old saying which refers to little girls as being made up of "Sugar and spice and everything nice". Playing quietly with dolls was definetly not her thing. For those of you who knew Katie would remember that she would much rather play noisily with cars and trucks rather than quietly with stuffed animals or dolls. Her favorite toy in the world was Thomas The Tank Engine. She could put together her wooden railroad tracks and would play "choo choos" for hours. On occasion, she would need to stop playing to run after her black lab, JD, who would steal one of her trains and hide under the dining room table with it.
She and JD, her dog, had a special relationship. She would give him "doggie bones" after giving him his "sit" command. They would also play follow the leader with Katie leading (with "doggie bone" in hand ) and JD following. She enjoyed bones as much as JD did. I had even caught her tasting a "doggie bone" because JD made them look so tasty. JD would even allow Katie to try to sit on him and he would patiently wait until she was finished pretending that he was her horse. Maybe the special relationship they shared is the reason that the night she died and for 5 nights thereafter, until the funeral, after we would all go up to bed and all was quiet, JD would begin to pace, cry and bark. It was only after my husband, Bob, would go downstairs to calm him and eventually sleep next to him that JD would drift off to sleep. I am convinced that JD sensed that his special friend was gone. I truly believe that he was looking for Katie during those long, lonely, and sleepless nights.
Katie also loved to wrestle with her daddy and 2 older brothers, Bobby and Evan. She adored Dora the Explorer, Frosty the Snowman and drinking Yoo Hoo. She enjoyed her Nemo puzzle, her Thomas tent and sniffing her mommy's unlit candles.
Katie did not enjoy wearing dresses or having her hair combed. She liked chocolate doughnuts with sprinkles and eating POP-TARTS.
But the most important thing to Katie besides her family was her love for her old, ripped blankie. Blankie went with her everywhere. She would place it in her Thomas schoolbag when she went to preschool, take it shopping, take it over Grandma's or mom mom's house and, of course, she could not sleep without it. My memories of Katie are vast and numerous with feelings ranging from happiness and joy to sadness and emptiness. I believe the most vivid memory that I have and the one that I cherish the most, is Katie cuddling with her blankie, cozy, warm and safe in her bed with the soft glow of the nightlight illuminating her soft, precious face.
I miss you Katie, I miss you more than words can describe. Although your time with me was too short, I am eternally thankful that I was given the chance to meet you, laugh with you, and now cry for you. I will always love you Katie and I look forward to the day that we meet again in the heaven. Please color a picture of heaven for me.LOVE,
Your Mommy
Click here for a letter that was read by a close friend on January 26, 2005 at Katie's funeral.
Click here for a prayer.
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The Katie Elise Lambert Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 organization.
All donations made are tax deductible.
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