This is a chalk drawing, that my Grandmother did, of her two horses.

This is my last....low time....so,  three more days and I am free as a bird.     I  -  am  -  excited.    Phil came over today to work on my laptop and computer.   He uses real funny words to explain what he is doing so I just stay out of his way and let his magical fingers do their job and then everything is fixed or he tells us what we need to get to fix things.  Bill is going to Best Buy tomorrow to get the stuff.   To bad I can't go with him but then I am sure he is ok with that because he knows I would find other things I couldn't live without.   I love it when our kids are smarter than we are. 



It is not known who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the  US postal service.
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month.  The day after she died, my 4 yr. old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.  She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.  I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words.
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog?  She died yesterday and is with you in heaven.  I miss her very much.   I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope You will play with her.  She likes to play with balls and to swim.  I am sending a picture of her so when you see her You will know that she is my dog.  I really miss her.
Love Meredith
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven.  We put our return address on it.  Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven.  That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.  A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet.  I told her that I thought He had. 
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed,  "To Meredith"  in an unfamiliar hand.  Meredith opened it.  Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers,  "When a Pet Dies",  taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had writted to God in it's opened envelope.  On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.  Having the picture was a big help.  I recognized Abbey right away.  Abbey isn't sick anymore.  Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.  Abbey loved being your dog. 
Thank you for the beautiful letter.
I send my blessings everyday and remember that I love you very much.
Love, God


I will never know if this story is true or not but I like to think it is.  Makes me feel good.