Update on Ella

A couple months ago Ella's beloved 'pink blanket' (aka Pinkie Blankie) got a tear in it. I knew this could possibly be the end of the world, and we had to take care of it. We were so lucky that Mrs. Sheedy, the maker of the wonderful A&M blanket, has moved to Houston. So, we talked to our friend Mike Sheedy about having his Mom do the repair, and she was so nice to agree.  We picked it up from Mike and Sarah's house right after Labor Day, and the world began to turn again. Thank goodness!

After that, I decided that with Ella learning to read and write it was a good time for her to begin thank you notes. So, we sat down and wrote our first thank you note. She told Mrs. Sheedy thank you and that she was the best! Believe me, she really meant that. Then, as if Mrs. Sheedy hadn't done enough already, she mailed Ella a thank you note for the thank you note. Ella just loves getting mail, and it was from Mrs. Sheedy. What could be better? She was ecstatic. We then came up with the idea to ask Mrs. Sheedy to be her pen pal. Of course, Mrs. Sheedy accepted. (She's so great.) And, now Ella is really enjoying thinking of what to write her every time.

Side note... Mrs. Sheedy used to be a teacher. She writes the letters VERY neatly and very much on Ella's level. We are so lucky to have landed such a good pen pal.