So It Is With Crystal

Dear Miss Jenna, Today, I have the pictures of Crystal’s big old belly that I promised you. That’s some surprise, huh? Because she was so small, we hadn’t planned on her having kittens so soon.  I suppose sometimes in these things, nature has other plans. And it’s usually nature who gets her way. She may be tiny, but her heart is certainly big enough. She’s proven that all her life. We were worried about her … Continue reading

Cricket’s Surprise

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

Silly Sally Sonnet Part 2

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

Songbirds and Sonnets and Stuff

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

For The New Kids

  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