December 18, 2008

Hello Sweetheart,

Mother loves you so much.

I shipped a box off to you today. I hope it will be there for Christmas, but it might be a day or two late. Hope to get Katie’s box in the mail tomorrow.

I didn’t know what to get you so come of your Christmas will be scattered. Sort of like the graduation that went on for a while. Katie said you haven’t got a tv yet, so you don’t need any games. Would you like some more mech warrior books? Music? Socks?

I’m going to send Katie the pearl necklace set. I’ll get her a camera after Christmas. I got Logan some clothes. One of them is a camo sleeper that says, “Majorly Cute.”

Found Brandon an M&M Swami dispenser. So, I got that and a big bag of M&M’s. Fluffy towels and a Home Depot gift card round them out except for Samantha. I need to go find my little doll some clothes.

Aly gets the turquoise necklace and earrings. Need to shop for little Stormie and Cody. If I could find my beads I would bead some halters for him. He’s been hauling oilfield stuff and he put another driver on his cow truck. Apparently the driver abandoned the truck in Florida and it cost $2,000 to get it home. I think between the mess with the cow truck and them sending him back and forth to North Dakota where it’s so cold his truck thermometer isn’t working, he’s ready to go back to hauling cows.

Cody and Aly took Richard to Nebraska to a cutting horse trainer. I think Aly is going to try to show him in reining.

I was going to go up there for Christmas, but there were some problems, so I’m not going to make it. I’ll try to go in the next few months and try to do it with enough advance notice so Aly and Cody can get away for a few days while I watch Stormie.

Wish I could do more for Christmas for all of you, but I do want you all to know how very much I love you.

You and Katie have been true blessings to me.

You have no idea how much it meant to me last year to come into the apartment and find that tree on my table. I think I’m going to walk down to the nursery and get another one and use the decorations you gave me last year. Maybe I can keep this one alive.

I thought about using my Pirates of the Caribbean wrapping paper, but I’m greedy and I’m going to keep it just because you gave it to me.

Try to get some pictures for Bailey and Garret if you can. If you’ll send me an address for some army stuff, I will get that for them from you.

I’m enclosing a link to a new blog for us. We discussed this a bit before you left. If you feel uncomfortable posting to it, I understand, but I would like you to when you have time. I would also like to hear from anyone else over there who would like to share their thoughts.

And, speaking of other people. I found a recipe for eggnog fudge. I’m going to make some for Henderson. Any other baking/cooking requests?

Well, need to get ready for work, sweetheart. I love you so very, very much

Let me know what I can do for you. I have to work tomorrow, but I’m going to try and catch a ride to your bank and put a deposit in the night deposit box for you. Hopefully, they will post it Monday.

Take care, honey.

Love,

Mom

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