B.J. (Betty Jo) Ciagalore in Florida writes her new friend in Tennessee after Louisiana Sandusky has written her a lengthy (if slightly chatty) letter.
February 14, 2005, 3:00 p.m., E.S.T.~
South Miami, Florida~
Dear Louie~
Hi! Thank you so much for your newsy, very informative letter! To think that you remembered the names of your 50 children...WOW! That is absolutely aMAZing! And you are going to add two MORE to the family?? How absolutely wonderful!
I loved the picture you put of the babies on your last letter; you sure find the prettiest or cutest pictures to adorn your letters! Are you sure you are not an artist or something? You should be; your letters are very enjoyable and pleasing to the eye!
How is the weather up there in Tennessee? Here it is "liquid sunshine"..that is right..it is raining here in South Florida, and the weather is enough to keep us indoors. The boys are bored nearly to tears, and it is a struggle to try to keep them occupied before they wind up killing one another! LOL I hope the weather is a lot nicer up there in Nashville than it is here!
I had a rude awakening this morning: our Pomeranian, "Rascal", got sick during the middle of the night; when I woke up, I found my bed covered in vomit. It was disGUSting! He seems to have some sort of virus; if he doesn't feel any better by tomorrow, I believe a trip to the vet's is in order. I hate it when my baby boy gets sick; he is so tiny, and he is so fragile! Do you have any pets, Louie? If so, what do you have, and what is his (or her) name? Are you a cat person or a dog person? Me, I am more of the dog person: cats are way too sneaky for my liking!
Rascal is a reddish gold Pomeranian, with huge, bright black eyes, and he weighs only four pounds. He is a little bitty fella'! We have had him for about a year, and he has brought such joy to our lives! The kids just love him, and I am kinda' fond of the little guy myself!
I am thinking of writing to Kendra Williams; but I don't know what to say. I don't want to bother her when she has so many kids to take care of (plus she is in a wheelchair; that takes a lot of courage!)! Yet I feel so comfortable writing to you; I feel we have known each other for a long time instead of just about a week now! Oh! Did I tell you that Eddie Greene and his wife, Minka, who live here near me and the boys, wrote to you? Did you get their letter, and did you write back? He is such a loving father and such a good Christian man; I enjoy visiting him and his family! I met him at church about six months ago, and he has helped me and the boys when we were strapped for cash or food; I wish I could reciprocate and help HIM and HIS family! But he absolutely refuses it; he says he helps others "out of the Love of the Lord", which I think is very nice of him to do!
You will have to send me a picture of your Rainbow Family; I would love to see what you look like! I will have Mother take a picture of me, Erick, and Evan, and then you can see what we, the Ciagalore Clan, looks like! I look like I am only in my 20's with my long, black hair and my slim, girlish figure, but I am nearly 40! Seems too hard to fathom about the passage of time; where do all the years go?? Hmmm...
Well, Louie, I will let you go. Erick and Evan just woke up from their naps; I can hear them stirring in their room, so I'd best get their snack ready. They always get hungry after their naps! I will also have to change one of them; one of them smells pretty strongly...*PHEW!* I don't know how you do it; it is hard being the mother of two little guys, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! Thanks for writing; I will write more after I hear from you!
Have a nice day, Louie, and God bless you all!~
(((HUGS))) and much love, your Florida friend, B.J. Ciagalore. :)
Reflections and Nature Watercolors is a collection of Margaret's spontaneous positive thoughts in celebrating and reflecting on life and her nature watercolors.
February 14, 2005, 3:00 p.m., E.S.T.~
