letter to Sam

Dear Simcha,

Samantha, joyous garden, lovely daughter, all the things I could use to address you. You are so many wonderful things. I cleaned the rest of your clothes and put them in your closet. I am trying to make headway in Joshua’s messy room, and hope to get to your room to sort your books (again) and make your bed. I put a different blanket on it that might be more comfortable for you.

I hope you are well and enjoying yourself. Reading enough? If you still have battery charge left, and time, you can buy a couple of books for the kindle. You might not have enough signal there to download, though. I bet you come back a great rider and an even better swimmer. I expect details! No bug bites, I hope?

Abbie was sorry she missed seeing you. She had some great horse stories I am sure she would love sharing with you. She said she would write to you and tell you about a series about unicorns that she loves. She was here for a very short time, so I hope she gets to stay with us longer when she comes back from Australia. Abbie is studying the ocean, so she plans to learn how to dive. Very exciting stuff!

Ella and Tucker are well, doing their usual messes. Joshua is the same. He made some Mr. Potato heads, took their picture and we labelled them for you. I don’t know why you got one, or me. I tried not to read to much into it. I thought they were hilarious and wanted to share them with you. The flashlights for fingers are just silly stuff I thought you’d like to share with your bunkmates. If you need anything, I am sure Georgia or Katie would help you get it.

I don’t want to make you homesick, but please know that I think of you every night when I go to bed. I hug you and sing down in the valley in my mind, and then I can go to sleep. When I wake up, I listen for the tv noises, or just expect my daily hug. So I give you one in my head. Can you tell? Moms can send hugs very far! The special mom talents come with our babies when they are born. :-)

I hope you are sleeping well, no insomnia.

Dad is slowly getting better. He has almost stopped coughing, and can move around much better. Don’t worry about him. He is very strong. He is exercising every day either at home or at the gym and I think may come out of his flu feeling better than ever.

Grammy and Aunt Patty and I know Aunt Leslie send their love as well. Tzade is very proud of you and I know he is bragging to his doctors about his smart whippersnapper of a grandaughter. Can you hear him bragging?

I wonder if you can light the candles there for shabbos? If you want to do that, you could ask Georgia about it. you can use birthday candles. You certainly don’t have to celebrate shabbat, but I thought you might enjoy doing it with your friends.
I love you. Mom