Letter #1

Dear Miriam -

I thought you might want this picture of the kids from their first day of school this year. As you can see, we're doing just fine without you.

Eric is taking marching band and playing the flute. He likes it a lot and his teacher says he has "great lips." I guess that's not a surprise since we've always known both of the boys got my lips. I remember when we first met, you always said you liked them. That was a long time ago.

By the way, my shirt is not missing a button. Dr. Stewart said I need to let loose a little bit, so I bought a new shirt and decided to show some skin. You might also notice that my belt is hanging little loose. That's right, I've lost seven pounds, and grew a goatee. Laura at work says it's sexy.

Paul wanted me to thank you for the jersey that you and "Chris" sent him for his birthday. But just so you know, the quarterback he likes is Dan Marino, not Jay Fiedler. Marino is Number 13 and played for the Dolphins his whole career. Fiedler already left Miami for New York. Wow...sounds familiar.

Anyway, we're going up to my parents' cabin at the lake this weekend. I still miss you.

-Jerry