Say hey, say hi!

Hi Zooma,

Jeremy and Amanda both told me to tell you they miss you and wanted to say hi. They are busy with the many normal things. Amanda is working a lot and taking care of her nanny kids. I asked her to come over sometime soon to visit, maybe on a weekend when Jeremy can make it too.

Jeremy has a new job in the State House working for our local state representative and is playing a lot of baseball with the Rockport Townies. His name is in the paper a lot and he seems to be becoming the spokesperson for the team after the games.

Well, I just wanted to say hi and tell youi I miss you terribly.

Love you always and forever,

Dad

Summertime

Hi Z. Lily,

I hope you are having a good summer so far. I bet you are going to day camp. Probably like a fish in the pool and wacking a tennis ball around. Make me a wallet if you have a chance?

Did you go to the 4th of July parade? I did and it was pretty good. I watched it down near Flavs restaurant where we watched it together several times. Did you see the gorillas? They were funny. There weren't any jugglers this year though. I saw a few of your freinds and their parents that night and said hi to them. They wanted to know where you were but I didn't know of course. I wanted to look for you along the parade route but that is not allowed.

OH! Plato says hi! He misses you almost as much as I do Z. Lily. I think of you a lot when I see the kids taking sailing lessons down the hill from my house and wonder if you will be doing that in a couple more years. It hasn't been a real good beach year so far but I'll bet you have gone already.

Have you seen Alice, Lian and Libby this year at all? Do you guys still measure each other to see who is growing the fastest. You were the peanut when mommie and I first saw you in China but within a year or so you were the tallest! All that mac & cheese we figured.

You are going to be NINE in a couple of weeks!! Whoooa! I wish I could send you a card, buy you a gift or see you but I am not allowed to. Mommy won't let me. Just remember that I still love you very, very much and think of you a lot. Everyday I wish I could see you and make you giggle. I will always love you and know that someday I will see you again and hold your hand like we used to everyday after school. I even will remember how to skip....

Bye for now Zooma. I put a picture of a nice heart you drew for me 2 years ago. It is one of my favorites. I have lots of your drawings saved here along with all your China tapes and lots of pictures. I like to look at them sometimes when I miss you. I have to go now.

Be safe and tell Hippy and Piggy I said hi, ok?

Love, dad

Summer Memories Abound

Hey ZZ. I have been thinking about you everyday and everynight. I wonder how much you are confused by my disappearance. I missed you especially on Fathers Day. Every day it's hot out I think of all the times we went to the beach at Pebble. The picture I have here is a fun triple picture of you. I have lots of pictures of so many things we did. When Shrek the Third came out, Diane, Plato and I watched Shrek 2 and I remembered the first time we watched that together on the Acela train to New York City. You remember how we laughed so loud the conductor put his finger to his lips and we shrunk in our seats?

Zooma, I know you have a good memory and I know you have so many fond ones of us doing stuff together. I wish you knew how much I miss you and love you. I have giant sunflowers growing this year and remember when you were in your little wagon next to the mini sunflowers in our yard. Seems like so long ago. You were about 3 I think!

I tried to call the Little League office to find out what team you were on but they wouldn't tell me. I wanted to go to your games but someone told them I couldn't. I am so sorry. Remember 2 years ago when I was your T-ball coach and we all did "The Manny" and got ready in the field with our little yell? This is the team picture I took on the last day. That was special to me and I will always remember it because you got soooo much better at hitting the ball when I pitched to you afterwards. You asked me one day if I thought you could play on the Red Sox some day... Right now the Red Sox could use you because they have lost 5 of their last 6 but they will do better soon!

I often wonder about your dance lessons because even last year and before I never got to see you dance or know when your recital was. I have tapes of you and I dancing when you were a little girl. Your sister Amanda was in about 15 dance recitals and it always seemed like it was on the hottest day of the year.

I am going to get going to work now but just remember I think of you so much every day and I miss you tremendously. You will always be my little ZZ now matter if how much people want me to go away. My heart is broken knowing how much you must miss the fun and giggles we used to have. We always had fun and I know you will remember that the next time we meet. I love you Z. Lily and always will. I will make another entry here soon!!! Happy 4th of July!

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