Hi Kieran,
How are you doing? I love and miss you very much and can’t
wait to see you on Feb. 1, in just three short weeks. Unfortunately, I’m still
not receiving the emails your mother is supposed to send. Perhaps you could
please have her resend your emails responding to mine from Dec. 22, Dec. 29,
and Jan. 5?
How was your first week back to school? I bet seeing your
friends again after a couple of weeks off was a lot of fun. When I was a little
boy your age, it also was a lot of fun to find out what all of my friends got
for Christmas and some of the neat places they went during their winter break.
Do you enjoy the snow in Minnesota? You always liked it when
we went up to the mountains together after a snowfall. We’d go sledding
together and throw snowballs. Sometimes we’d stop off for a steaming cup of hot
chocolate. Although the winters do get long in Minnesota, one nice thing about
them is you have lots of opportunities to drink hot chocolate!
I am glad you’ve enjoyed the games, toys, art supplies and
books I’ve been bringing to our visits. Playing with and reading to again has
been a lot of fun for me, too. What games should I bring next time? I was
thinking some card games like Old Maid or Go Fish. Email me to let me know
which games you’d like to play.
Thank you for the watercolor painting you made of the letter
Y eating a gumball. I have it hanging over my desk. If I ever go to chew a
stick of gum, I make sure I stay clear of that letter Y!
Have you read any good books lately? I have. I recently read
“If I Had a Snowplow” by Jean L.S. Patrick. The book is about a young boy who
imagines how he might help his mom if his toy trucks were real. He starts in
January using his snowplow truck to clear a path for the car and ends in
December using his toy truck to deliver lots of presents to his house. The book
starts out,
“If I had a snowplow, you know what I’d do? I’d crash
through the deep snow, just for you!”
That is all for now. Have fun at school, and I look forward
to seeing you in just 21 days! I miss you very much!
Love,
Dad
