To my wife with Love

Dear Wife,

Things are still good here; Jackal finished the treats that your Dad sent for him. I'll never understand why he would get dried beans for a dog; it actually has a much worse effect on animals as it does on humans. I guess he must not have known, silly guy!

I am considering becoming a Big Brother, but I don't know if the little fellow that I followed home the other day needs one. His mommy seems like a lot of fun, I think she was playing dress-up when he got there, because his uncle or brother or whoever came running out of the back yard with a bunch of clothes in his arms and only his boxers on. I didn't get to meet his dad, because he just got home and was busy trying to play tag or hide and go seek with his mom. Maybe tomorrow I'll hide in her closet just before his dad gets home.

I shovelled the driveway yesterday. We got a pile of snow over night, and I was going to use the snow blower, but I got my pants caught when I tried to pull it out of the shed. Those big blades sure do move fast! I had to wait until it ran out of gas before I could get out of there! Lucky for me there was a nice neighbour watching for the first few hours, just in case something bad happened. It made me feel better to see him smiling, that way I knew it would be ok.

I changed the bed yesterday. The feather pillows sure are taking a long time to dry! And I'm not too sure about your new vacuum; it seemed to slow down a lot after I sucked some of the water out of them. But that bag-less thing is great, you wouldn't believe how much water I got out of there!

I play hockey on Thursday this week. I think I am going back to using my cup. Those guys have terrible aim; they must have hit me there like 20 times! They said I can use all my stuff this time, which is good because I'm not sure that "no helmet day" was ever a really good idea.

Well, look at the time! I completely forgot about supper. Like you said it should only take like 10 minutes to whip up a can of tuna, and the microwave is making some funny noise so it must be ready, sounds good though, it's sizzling and popping and kind of smells like hickory! Yummy!

Miss you lots,

JIM

P.S. I hear the Fire Trucks! I hope they come near our street! I love Fire Trucks!