Dear Kieran,
How are you doing today? I am doing fine, thought I miss you
dearly! The good news is that we get to see one another again in just a few
days – on Friday, April 26! I am looking forward to seeing you again.
How did your concert go on Sunday? I’d love to hear you sing
the songs you performed that day. What were the song titles?
When we were together, you
always liked to sing in the car when we were listening to Beatles CDs. Your
favorite CD by far was “Please Please Me,” which was the Beatles’ first record.
Among the songs on it that you’d liked were “Boys,” “Misery,” “Anna” and “A
Taste of Honey.” You also liked to listen to their greatest hits from 1968-1970
and to their CD “Revolver.”
Given that you enjoyed playing the piano so much during our
last visit, I shall have to see if there is a Beatles song I can teach you on
the piano. They wrote many of their songs on a piano even though they later
played them only with guitars and drums. Pianos and keyboards do appear in some
of their songs. Their songs are quite complex, though, so maybe we should start
with something simple and work our way up to them?
What kind of things are you learning about in school? You
must be up to letter W, I bet! Are you still studying the oceans? We used to
live very close to the Pacific Ocean and went to a lot of aquariums and beaches
there. I bet you have a lot to contribute to class given all of your great
experiences. Have you told your classmates about the Aquarium of the Pacific?
Speaking of ocean animals, did you know that the Minnesota
Zoo has new penguin chicks? One was born on March 2 and the other on March 21.
There are very furry looking! You actually can watch the penguin chicks on your
computer (Just like Curious George once did!); the zoo has a webcam that shows
them during the day and early evening. Just click onto the word “webcam” to see
the penguin chicks! Be patient with the link, though; it takes a few seconds
for the webcam to start.
I bet the penguins like our wintry weather. Having lived
almost your whole life in California, I bet you’re wondering where the warm
weather and sunshine is! It’s about this time of year where we used to live in
the desert that the days were getting too hot to be outside; we could only go
out to play in the morning and the early evening. Don’t worry, spring soon will
be here!
Have you read any good books lately? I have. The book was
called “My Spring Robin,” by Anne Rockwell. It tells the story of a girl who
goes for a walk one day and sees a robin. She then notices other signs of
spring’s arrival. What signs of spring do you think she sees? Perhaps you can
find the book at the city library when your mother takes you there to check out
books or for children’s activities.
That is all for now. I miss and love you very much! I will
see you on Friday!
Love,
Dad
