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

A Wild Rodeo Today

Dear Miss Jenna, Thank you so much for finding our missing raindrops, and sending them on home. The rain got here, and will help getting Texas pretty again. But today, we need even more help from all of our little cowgirls.  And this is going to even harder than wrangling raindrops ever was.  Our Cowboys are in trouble. They are going to need all of our little cowgirls today. They are up near where you … Continue reading

Cowgirls in Kindergarten

Dear Miss Jenna, I hope by now you have your certificate, but it’s just words on a piece of paper telling you something you had all ready written in your heart. You’re a real cowgirl now. That should always give you confidence as you now start your journey into the world on your first day of kindergarten. Remember, kindergarten won’t make you smart, but it will teach you how to make yourself smart. As with … Continue reading

Our Newest Citizen

Dear Miss Jenna, You aren’t going to believe what happened. I knew how blue you were because you couldn’t put your feet in Texas this year. So me, being your crazy old Uncle Mike, decided to do the next best thing. I wanted to take Texas to you. Your Daddy has been telling me how hard you’ve been working on following the Cowgirl Rules. So I thought Texas would be proud to have such a … Continue reading