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Chapter 1: All about me
Chapter 3: Family Stories
Chapter 4: Suddenly I became me
Chapter 6: I grew up here
Chapter 10: Favorites
Chapter 13: Let's take a vacation
Chapter 14: High School: The early years
Chapter 15: At last, I'm a senior
Chapter 16: If I could live my life all over again, I would...
Chapter 17: Glimpse into the future

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My name is Katie Ann Colyer. It was originally Kathleen Ann Lofaro but when I get adopted on July 9th, 2018, I changed my name because I never really like the name Kathleen. I am eighteen years old and I’m a senior at Ozark High School. I’m sadly 5’1, but I wish I was at least 5’4. While I’m not at school then I’m working at the Sonic in Ozark. I have been there since May 2017, and I’ve loved it ever since. My family history is pretty tragic to be honest. I was born in Mexico Missouri and lived there until I was thirteen with my mom, dad, and younger brother. My brother and I were placed in foster care on October 30, 2014 and moved in my Grandparents. To make a long story short, we couldn’t live with them anymore and moved to a traditional foster home where my brother and I moved around for awhile until we got to Ozark in 2015. We moved in where I am currently living at but in December of 2017, my brother wasn’t happy there so he moved into the house he is currently living in. I was adopted by the family I’m with now and so was he. We actually got adopted in the same courtroom on the same day and if I could go back in time, I definitely wish I could live with him. Last year In January my biological father went to prison and a month later my mom died in car accident. My dad is still in Prison and gets out on May 5th.

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Story #1: Amanda; Mom
When my mom was alive, I had her download snapchat so we can video call and send texts and she told me a story when I was really little.
"One time at Grandma and Papas house in Laddonia you disappeared on me. I searched high and low for you before I yelled for your dad. Finally you had been gone for at least thirty minutes and you were not near old enough for you to be alone without me, I was in frantic and freaking out bad. After about forty minutes I heard your papa I believe that hollered my name over between the trees where the swing was and there you were asleep inside the doghouse. I cried and cried but they were such tears of joy and it was so funny because it was no time for you to climb out of the swing and fall asleep."
Story #2: Megan, Adopted Mom
I moved into my adopted parents house in February of 2017, and I remember one time I got upset about something and Megan tried her best to cheer me up and she did. From my room I have a loft and she was throwing kit kats up at me and she knew it was my favorite candy and ever since then, Megan has always been there for me and knows how to cheer me up.
Story #3: Justin, Dad
Several years ago before I was in foster care and lived in my hometown, my mom worked at sonic and she would bring stuff home sometimes and I remember my dad always eating their mints. One time we had a contest on who could eat the most mints and I should of known he was gonna win because he ate like forty or fifty at a time and I only ate twenty before I gave up and then we both had the worst stomach pains ever. But that's what happens when you eat a crap ton of mints.

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I was born in Mexico Missouri on December 17th, 2000. My mom was in labor for over 19 hours and I was born around 9pm. My mom lost a lot of blood and almost died giving birth to me but luckily she recovered. My parents chose my name after my dad’s mother, Kathleen. I have the middle name of my mom’s mom, Ann, and had the last name of my biological father. I don’t recall really any memories between birth and the age of five. I know I fell down a flight of stairs at the age of two and cracked my head open and had either stitches or staples in my head. I was an only child until my brother was born when I was eight and a half. My mom and I have never really been close so she didn’t tell me many stories before she passed away.

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The picture I included is my first house I lived in with my parents and brother. I lived in this house since I was an infant until the age of 13. The house included two bedrooms and one bathroom. Looking back on it, the house wasn't the prettiest but it was still my home for about nine years. I had a king size bed and that my favorite part of my room. When I was 13 and my brother was five we moved into a grandparents house for four months because we were in foster care. Neither of us had a bedroom so I slept on the couch and my brother slept on a air mattress in the living room. Things didn't work out there so we moved into a new town with a traditional foster family. They had a huge bedroom downstairs and I shared it with two other girls. I didn't get to decorate it so it didn't really feel like my bedroom. After eight months of living there we moved up to Ozark and I had my own bedroom again. Living with that family we moved down the street and a year later we moved to another foster home which is the one I am currently living in and I still have my own room. It doesn't really feel like my room even though I have all my stuff in there. I took down all my pictures so my walls are bare.

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Favorite color: Black

Favorite food: Chicken strips

Favorite music gene: Alternative, rock, pop, etc.

Favorite sport: Dance

Favorite actor: David Spade

Favorite actress: Millie Bobby Brown

Favorite music artist: Charlie Puth and Nate Ruess

Favorite tv shows: The Vampire Diaries, Stranger things,

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If I could pick to go anywhere in the United States, I would love to go to Los Angeles, California. I have wanted to go to L.A for a long time and my adopted mom told me that she might take me after I graduate as a graduation gift and I am so excited. One of the main reasons I want to go there is because that's where my favorite YouTuber lives; Shane Dawson. I know that I most likely wont run into him but I hope I do. It would also be a dream if I could get a picture with him and a picture with Charlie Puth. Another main reason I want to go to L.A is because they have a Cat Cafe there called Crumbs and Whiskers which is the most populated Cat Cafe in the U.S. I want to go there because I love cats and I would love to sit down and be able to be surround by the animal that I love most. I also want to get a feel for the environment because if it's something that I absolutely love then I thought about opening up my own Cat Cafe when I get older. Those are the reasons on why I would love to go to California.

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Freshman: When I was first a freshman, I wasn't leaving in Ozark and I was so nervous to began my high school years because ever since I was in 4th grade it was always my biggest fears. It wasn't so bad until I moved to Ozark a couple months into my freshman year because the school was so confusing and the classes were way different then where I used to go and it was difficult to make friends so I was only really friends with one or two people until my sophomore year. In my freshman year, I took a lot of classes that I couldn't see myself taking now including Choir and Ag.
Sophomore: My sophomore year was pretty rough. I took easy classes and started to make more friends and have boys in my life, but I was dealing with the separation of my parents and the realization of never living with them again and my second semester of it, I moved homes so that was a big change. I also got my first job at sonic and have been there ever since and I really enjoy it.
Junior: My junior year was probably the hardest of all my high school grades because everything was going down that year. I had got my permit the summer before and got my drivers license by the time first semester had ended but I also limited myself to friends and only hung out with one or two people and focused on them and my job. During my second semester I also lost my mom right after I had planned my whole future out so then my future plans had changed. I lost more of my friends that year to and it was all a mess but I'm glad I got through it and it's over.

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It feels like my senior year as only begun but in reality, we only have like fourteen days left. I haven't done my senior pictures because I honestly don't see a point in them and I don't like having my picture taken. I also have chosen graduation invites because were only allowed to have seven tickets and I have five in my family so it's not worth the money to pay for them. I also haven't even gotten my cap and gown measured so it doesn't really feel like I'm graduating but I know I am and I couldn't be more excited because I can't wait to start the next chapter of my life.

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Chapter 16: If I could live my life again

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Chapter 16: If I could live my life again

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If I could live my life over again, there are hundreds of things I would change. The main thing I would change would of been to value my biological family more. I would of taken pictures when my baby brother was born so he would have more baby pictures. I was never close with him until after we were in foster care and I would change that. One of the main things I would change though is the relationship I had with my mom before she died. We were never really close and it hurts everyday knowing we only have a few pictures together when we should have hundreds. I would get videos of us and videos of us as a family. We only have two pictures of the four of us all together and that's how it's gonna be for the rest of my life. I would also really try in school so I could of had over a 4.0 GPA for high school. Those are just a few things I would change if I could live my life again.

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Ten years I will be 28 years old. By then I would like to have my own business owning a cat cafe called "Kt's Cat Cafe". I would like to be financial stable. Ten years from now I would like to also be engaged with either just having my second child or having a second child on the way. I would like to have one boy first, who I would name Charlie. And preferably having a girl next who I probably would named Carmen or something else. I would like to have my own house with my husband and two kids. I would like to have a couple cats, maybe a dog, a chinchilla, and a jellyfish tank. Ten years from now I would like to also travel to the top two places I want to go in the world; Los Angles, California, and London, England. I think the thing I want most in ten years is to find happiness between now and then.