Dear Miss Jenna, Today, the Cricket and I have a surprise for you. Not as big of a surprise that we got from Crystal, but a surprise he’s been working on for you. We started working on it while he was stuck in bed after that tussle with them mean old alley cats. I promised you a picture of Cricket’s room, so here it is. I put it right next to my desk, where I … Continue reading
Dear Miss Jenna, I’m sorry it has taken so long to get to the second part of Silly Sally for you. I guess the older I get, the harder it becomes for me to hear the stories the birds whisper in the wires. It’s been a crazy spring down here; one minute you think it’s spring, the next minute the cold wind blows in again. If I didn’t know better, I would think someone was … Continue reading
Dear Miss Jenna, I thought I’d write you a quick thank you for the wonderful picture you sent me. I enjoyed it very much, and it has given your old Uncle Mike a few giggles as winter time moves along down here in Texas. I don’t know, Miss Jenna, sometimes I wish all we had to worry about this time of year was snow like you have in Connecticut. Weather around these parts gets a … Continue reading
Here we are the last day of 2012. Its been another great year here, and I’ve enjoyed sharing stories and activities with everyone for another year. I got the best Christmas present this year, a handful of kids that forgot they had an Uncle Mike. They were asking about the website, and the stories here. So for Bonnie, Selena, and Chance, I thought I would post some of our most shared thoughts from the … Continue reading
Dear Miss Jenna, A cold wind blew in last night, and settled right in my old bones. Cold winds and old bones do not get along well. At least I have my trusty mug of cocoa and the fireplace to help. And marshmallows, cannot forget the marshmallows. I am still worried about the Cricket though. We made it through Dinosaur week on the TV, and I think the Cricket learned a lot. I didn’t … Continue reading
