Alyssa's new Best Friend

Alyssa and Katie are best friends. Since Borders closed and Katie had to stay home and look for a job, she and Alyssa have become buddies. Petra has loved that she can drop off Alyssa with Katie and go to Doctor appointments and now that she has Christopher, it has been even better.
The other day Alyssa was here taking a nap. She woke up and I could hear her talking to her bears. (she and her bears have long conversations as she goes down for a nap and when she gets up.) I went in to get her and the first words to me were. I NEED Katie. She always says Katie's name with a capital T. KaTeee! I told her, Katie is taking a nap also, but she insisted she needed Katie, so we opened the door to peek and sure enough Katie was sound to sleep. Alyssa didn't care, she ran over "Katie, I need nuggle" So Katie woke up, pulled her up on the bed and they had a snuggle. Then she very politely said, "Katie change me!" (this child is really ready for potty training) She likes Katie to put her to bed at her house and and here at our house.
But! yesterday Alyssa was here while her parents took her brother back to check his Jaundice levels, Petra called and asked if we minded if she took her nap here, they wanted to go to the grocery store on the way home. So I told Katie, put her down for her nap. Alyssa likes to know what is going on so we try to tell her the scenario when we can. She thought she was just going to be here while the baby was getting checked. So when Katie started the nap routine, she wailed "no Katie, not today!!" she was so indignant about it, but as soon as she was put in the crib in Allie's room, she laid down and fell asleep. When she woke up, her Mom and Dad were here and she told them "Katie say Nap!" this was said with great disdain.
This year I am seeing Heavenly Fathers plan in action. So many times things have happened, and I wonder "why?" then soon I see why, it is always a good reason! Katie has been here to help with Jeff's hospital stay and recovery from his neck surgery. Grandma/Mom broke her hand and Katie did all the Doctor appointments made the rest of Grandma's
Christmas presents, and drove her everywhere, since she couldn't drive with her cast, and Petra had a baby, there was Katie to the rescue. Yep, there is a plan! Now poor Katie needs to get a job to save her sanity.