Hi Kieran,
How are you doing? I’m doing fine, though I miss you
terribly. I can’t wait to see you again on March 1!
Did you have a great Valentine’s Day party at school? Did
you to exchange valentine cards and have fun snacks? What kind of valentine
cards did you hand out? When I was a little boy your age, I always wanted to
give out “Star Trek” valentine day cards, but they didn’t sell any…highly
illogical, if you ask me.
How is school going? What kinds of things are you learning about?
Kindergarten today is much different than what it was like when I went to
school. Back in my day, most of our time was spent playing with only maybe an
hour or so actually doing school work. We also had nap time. I didn’t always like
nap time because it interrupted my playing!
When we did art projects, especially painting, we had to
wear “aprons” so we didn’t get paints on our clothes. Do you know what we used
for “aprons”? We got to wear one of our dad’s old shirts that he no longer
wanted! We’d put the shirt on backwards so that it entirely covered the front
of our clothing.
Have you had a chance to visit places like the zoo, museums
or amusement parks in Minneapolis-St. Paul? I would love to hear about your
adventures. I have not really done any of that as I’ve been going to lots of book
stores and coffeehouses where I promote the books I’ve written.
I bet you are very excited about next week as it’s your
birthday! I can’t believe you’re six already! Do you have a birthday party
planned? Last year we celebrated your birthday at Chuck E Cheese in Lancaster. You
might recall that you received a Transformer and an art supply set for gifts.
We had lots of fun playing all of the games. When we are together again, we’ll
have lots of fun celebrating your birthdays. Grandma and Grandpa Bignell always
throw special birthday parties for their grandchildren in which they invite
over the whole family, make a special meal, have a big birthday cake, and
exchange presents. Your cousin Bryan just had a birthday a couple of weeks ago.
He turned 13 and got a wallet, Legos, cash and cards galore.
Before closing this letter, I want you to know that I love
you very much. I always have loved you and always will. I know this is a very
difficult time for you, and I am working very hard every day to resolve this
situation. I always have enjoyed our time together and look forward to the
many, many fun days we have ahead together.
One way to help us through this time is for us to exchange
emails. Unfortunately, I have not received any emails from you for the past seven
weeks. I know you want to write emails back. Perhaps this week your responses
to my emails will be sent to me as you wish.
Love,
Dad
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