Letter to My Son
Dear Son, This is the summer of Oma and Opa (hopefully the first of many more). Oma and Opa will go to Maryland at some point this summer, but for the most part, they are in town and you are able to spend a lot of time with them while Mommy and Daddy are at work. Oma and Mommy agreed that you should still have "school time" during the summer. You know Oma becomes your teacher when you say The Pledge of Allegiance. Mommy remembered that you said this for the start of every school day at St. Augustine's, so Mommy asked Oma to start your day that way too. You say it so well! Oma talks with Mommy about what she plans to teach you. One time, Oma said, "I read that it's good to use a sock to help show him how to hold a pencil correctly. I tried it with Gregory, but he fought me on it." I suggested, "Make it into a sock puppet. Put it on your hand and make it talk. I bet he would want to try it then." The next day, Oma said, "...