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Dear Holly: Drawings of Puppets

10 years, 1 month.

Dear Holly,

Something you and I certainly have in common is that when I was a kid, I also made creative little doodles in the margins of my school work.

As Mommy was going through your backpack as school ended a few weeks ago, a particular math homework sheet made me laugh out loud.

What was so hilarious about it was how specific your drawing was, as you specifically included the caption: “Boy with orca puppet.”

In hindsight, that was a particular theme in April of this year. I say that because the birthday card you made me was of a unicorn… but the unicorn has an arm sticking out of it.

It’s not enough to draw an animal… there has to be a person’s arm attached to it!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Serving as a Church Greeter Again

15 years, 7 months.

Dear Jack,

You were recently asked again to serve as a greeter at our church. Several people made sure to reach out to me afterwards, telling me specifically what a great job you did.

It makes me proud to know that despite this not being something you would have necessarily sought out on your own to do, you didn’t hestitate once you were asked.

In fact, I would tell you were excited to get to church that morning to do your job.

 

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Timmy Turtle the Jellycat

10 years, 1 months.

Dear Holly,

Now that your Warmies collection is well above 30, you felt inspired to take it to the next level and buy a new Jellycat stuffie; since you only had about 3 of them.

The thing is, Jellycats easily cost double what Warmies do! Some of the Jellycats you have been wanting cost as much as $75, which is just ridiculous for a fancy stuffed animal!

Fortunately, Mommy was able to help you out and found you a brand-new Jellycat on eBay for $24 (which you bought with some of your birthday money) as opposed to the $50 price tag had you bought it anywhere else.

Timmy Turtle arrived this week in the mail. You immediately took it upon yourself to make him his very own birth certificate!

 

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: Learning to Drive with Your Learner’s Permit

15 years, 7 months.

Dear Jack,

As you start your summer off working at Nonna and Papa’s house, you are also getting free driving lessons from Papa. Now that you have your learner’s permit, Papa sits in the passenger seat as you take the steering wheel.

You are in a situation where you get to go back and forth between easy mode and hard mode:

Their older Ford Escape is a good easy car to practice with. As you get bored with that, you then switch over to your Mazda Miata, which is definitely more challenging since it is a stick shift.

This is a perfect way for you to get solid practice driving this summer!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Jack: You Now Have Your Learner’s Permit

15 years, 7 months.

Dear Jack,

I guess when you already drive around your UTV and your dirtbike everyday, maybe getting your learner’s permit isn’t such a big deal?

As your freshman year of high school came to a close last week, it coincided with you finally obtaining your learner’s permit.

That means in about 6 months, you could have your actual driver’s license.

Oh, right… This means I need to start letting you drive the car while I’m in the passenger seat.

Hmm… I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about that!

Love,

Daddy