This is a collection of thank you notes that I haven't written, or I'm not sure if I've written. If you've given me something or done something for me, and I've failed to thank you, I hope it's covered here.
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Dear Aunt Ellen and Uncle Chuck,
I don't remember if I ever thanked you for the book you sent me for Christmas. I really enjoyed reading it, especially because it was real. I could see the people behind the story, not to forget the deer it revolves around. Thanks also for thinking of me at Christmas. Hope to see you sometime again!
[Chuck]
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Dear Nana and Papaw,
Thanks for the card. I got it a few days ago, and I've been meaning to write you and say thanks. I guess I don't communicate by post all that often, and you don't seem to be all that crazy about e-mail, so it's kind of an odd mixed correspondence. Actually, I think I'm going to start writing letters by post more often - a lot of personality is lost in the electronic medium. I don't know if I'll send a letter to you any time in the near future, but it's a possibility. Hmm - I'll have to ask Dad what your birthdays are, and maybe send you cards.
[Chuck]
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Dear Vinny,
You found my blog all on accident, and then stuck around to give me encouragement during the dark holiday season I had. You didn't have to do that at all, but you did, and I want to thank you for that. It makes me happy to think that someone who was a complete stranger before could be that friendly and sympathetic.
Chuck
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Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
I actually already thanked you a couple hours ago, but thanks again for the birthday party and the ribs. They were delicious. As was the cake. Ahh, overeating: as long as it's delicious. I'm realizing now that I have fully half a semester of Grinnell Dining to look forward to - that makes me wish I had savored tonight's dinner just a little more.
[Chuck]
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I realize posting these all as open letters seems a bit impersonal. I assure you that I wrote each of these with as much gratitude as if I had written it directly to you. In the future, I'm going to try much harder to keep track and make sure I write thank yous right after the fact. But today I realized I had a backlog, and decided to just get them all done at once.
P.S. Cave pictures still forthcoming.
4 comments.
I am happy to hear things are going better. I did look in a couple times.
My son is a year older than you and he had a similarly rough time his first semester at Madison. He is doing well now, but moving away from home triggered a lot of questions that he had not realized were simmering below the surface. We had been much more worried when his sister left for Galesburg two years earlier but she hit the ground running despite struggling more in high school. As Yul Brynner said in The King and I, “Is a puzzlement.”
I’m glad to know that I did not overreach. I was wary about sticking my two cents in, but I thought I might have a useful insight or two (even if they had been found purely through trial and error).
We are glad you enjoyed the ribs, but wish you'd have finished them off so I wouldn't have any to eat for lunch the next day. Ha. Grandpa was a bit surprised that the whole cake was eaten, but he was glad you ate it so he wouldn't have anything to nibble on later, either. And if Grinnell food is anything like Drake food was in the 50's, you'll half starve before summer, so treat yourself to a Maid-Rite or two and think of us. Love, Grandma
You're welcome. We're glad you liked the book. The author is into her second printing of 1500 books. She's marketing the book herself at small book stores and craft shows and such. We have seen the deer at the Desert Museum in Tucson.
Welcome back to the second half of your second semester at Grinnell. We may be driving through Grinnell on our way to Illinois about April 27th. We'll let you know!
Aunt E and Uncle C
Hey sorry I did not go on the walk. I did not watch too much of the Family Guy. I did puzzles. I do not like the show. It was a hard day for me. I am sorry. I love you.
Mom
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