Part 176

08-18-2014 12:25 PM Re: ☼ ♥ A Noteworthy and Plush-tastic Story of My Life ♥ : The Adventures of ♦ Kat and the Webkinz ♦ ☼ <Entertaining WI Members in a 3-in-1 Thread, One Meow at a Time> Contains 18,000+ Pictures and 1,000+ Updates with More Coming!   ...and We are Continuing! Part 176 “Lacey and I were already friends by that time, and sometimes she would talk to me about how much Shuffle had matured since his Canada Day trip. Sometimes she would coax me into considering befriending him once more. It was tempting, but doubtful. I mean, I had changed and mature too, but how was I supposed to know if we would become friends again? Our issues with each other was much more complicated than the flying issue.” “He’s so nice now!” Lacey gushed. “He’s such a fantastic friend! Nothing like he used to be!” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture863.jpg “He refused to throw one, and at first Lacey accepted that; but then Lacey put together a SURPRISE baby shower!” “Daddy must have been mad about that!” Amelia commented. “Oh he was at first!” Shuffle flew out of the room with all of his strength. His body was feeling heavy and weak but he really needed some fresh air and didn't feel like traveling via the stairs and basement. http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture880.jpg “Ugh! You have such unhealthy drinking habits!” he nagged. “It’s just one cup of soda, calm down.” “And your sleeping habits are terrible!” “Well it’s somewhat hard to juggle school and taking care of you people...” “Well you need to start taking better care of yourself!” “Shuffle, you’re not my mom so you don’t have to worry about these things. In fact, I’m your mom; so why are you being all twisty?” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture901.jpg “Lacey, stop it! You’re offending me!” Shuffle snapped. “Go away! I never wanna see you again!” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture904.jpg “Mmkay,” Lacey said blankly as she walked away. “No, wait!” Shuffle called desperately. http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture905.jpg He scurried up to her and grabbed her and hugged her. “Don’t leave, Lacey! I love you!” Lacey giggled and sighed. “Ah, Shuffle. What are we gonna do with you?” She sat there and smiled for a moment. “You know, before we all realized you were acting funny, I was afraid you were starting to hate me!” “No, no. You’re fine,” Shuffle said softly. http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture906.jpg “At one point at the party, me and Daddy started chatting. Y’know, to catch up on things. We were both curious about what we’ve been up to lately, and we’ve both been wanting to talk to each other. That was one of the first things that triggered us becoming friends again.” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture924.jpg “When I first saw you, Amelia, something sparked inside of me. I just suddenly gained this feeling where I wanted to take care of you and give you all my love. My world just started revolving around you. I would have given my life for you if I had to.” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p.../Amelia002.jpg “Eventually we just started bonding over you, Amelia. Sometimes we would just sit and chat about you. I always wanted to check on you and Daddy would update me on your progress. Eventually we became friends again.” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture862.jpg “Speaking of family stories!” Shona chirped when she appeared with Icestorm, her mate, by her side. “I have a story about our family I want to share! You guys wanna hear?” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture804.jpg “Umm...” Chris began to say, but Shona cut him off. http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture805.jpg “Great! So I’m going to tell you guys the story of how me and Icestorm decided to adopt Cupid back in 2009!” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture806.jpg Skyro leaned over to whisper to Birdenstein. “How long do you think this will take?” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture807.jpg Chris shoved the snack bowl into the grasps of Skyro and Birdenstein. “We're gonna need a bigger bowl and more Chex mix and other snacks.” http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture808.jpg Inside they are awaiting my decision. Lily, my parenting partner, is waiting for my decision. I have to make a choice: should I stay or should I go? http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture969-1.jpg As of right now, I’m just sitting around waiting for a fight to brew up and happen; in fact, I’m waiting for multiple fights. Our differences and past will eventually blow up in our faces and cause war. And what happens with war? People have to pick sides and I can’t let that happen. I won’t let that happen. I care about the people close to us too much to burden them with “side-picking,” especially our kids. Amelia and Chris are too small and fragile to have to deal with parents fighting and having to contemplate who is right and who is wrong. We can’t force them out of their youth by tearing our precious family apart through battles. It’s better to just sign a treaty with Lily to keep us friendly acquaintances before any kind of war can start up. We have to keep the peace within our unit to keep peace in the whole household, and if that means Lily and I parent separately then so be it. I’ll do absolutely anything to fight the tension that exists among us. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture973-1.jpg I’m better off alone with these kids anyway. I started off parenting Amelia and Chris all by myself and everything was okay then; maybe I’ll be okay on my own now. Besides, Lily and I don’t have to be parents together for Amelia and Chris to have the benefits of having a mother. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture974-1.jpg When I think about it, Lily and I’s personalities blend quite well. Her always being neutral is actually quite a good thing. She’s fantastic with family compromises. When Amelia and Chris fight, she was always good at seeing both sides of the arguments so finding a solution is faster. I am not able to compromise as well as she can. You know what, let’s just forget all the arguments. Let’s forget all the rough patches. All families have them, don’t they? Parenting would be difficult without Lily’s compassion and neutrality by my side. We go together; we belong together. We’re perfect friends and parenting partners. We fit together like peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and vanilla, SpongeBob and Patrick, etc. Alright, now this whole self-thinking thing is getting kinda silly. I just need to get inside quickly and see my family. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...Picture979.jpg “Does this mean you’re staying?” she asks, her voice muffled because she’s burying her head into my shoulder. http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture995-1.jpg “Yes, I’m staying with you forever,” I answer. “We’re a family, and that will never change.” http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture996-1.jpg Continued...