Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for January 27, 2013

Whatever else Katy is, she’s thorough.

And grandmom would carry that card in her purse for weeks and chuckle every time she read it… which would be twice a day, at least.

ok yes I read grapes too. Who knows Adam’s grades could have been cause for the grapes of wrath. There bad pun out my system.

I loved things like that when my kids were that age. And if my grandson ever did something like that I would’ve definitely kept it.

My mother always writes her first and last name on cards to me. It makes us laugh. She signs it “Love, mom, Liduina Bettencourt” Okay, how many moms do I have and how many people named Liduina do I know???? LOL

Sounds like something Buddy the Elf would write!

“Wow, you’re fast. I’m glad I caught up to you. I waited 5 hours for you. Why is your coat so big? So, good news – I saw a dog today. Have you seen a dog? You probably have. How was school? Was it fun? Did you get a lot of homework? Huh? Do you have any friends? Do you have a best friend? Does he have a big coat, too?… "

I’ve been told that the best way to write a letter was to do it as if you were there having a conversation with the person. In that regard, Katie’s letter is a very good example.

It is the kind of mistake a child would make – cute – so I read it as grades and smiled wryly!

I have now realised it is a capital ‘D’

Very cute letter!

This letter put a tear in my eye, really! I remembered the letters my children sent to us when they went to camp. BTW, I’ve kept them all. Also, when we went away on business trips, and our children were at their grandparents’, my oldest daughter kept a journal about their daily happenings, for us to read when we came back, and I’ve kept that too.