I have received many email forwards, then I have forwarded them to people on "my list". I love these touching, warm, funny emails. I started saving them on my computer, so I would never lose them. I decided to create a blog to hold all these email forwards, so others can enjoy them and so I can easily refer to them when I want. I hope people who love email forwards as much as I do, or like reading funny and inspirational readings will find this site and share it with others.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Kids Letter From Camp - Priceless!
Last year, my eight year-old son went to summer camp. It was the first time he had been away from home for more than a night. An hour after I dropped him off, I missed him. By the time I went to bed, I found myself wandering into his bedroom, just to feel close to him.
As the days passed, I wrote to him daily. Each hour dragged as I’d wait for the mailman, hoping for just one letter from him. By that point I missed him so much, I began to imagine what he might write.
I fantasized I would receive a letter something like this:
Dear Mom,
Thank you so much for letting me go to camp. I have learned so many cool things, like how to take a fish off the hook, tie sailing knots, and how to groom a horse. Thanks for packing sun screen. I’ve been out on the lake a lot, so it’s really come in handy. You think of everything! I’ve been drinking tons of water since it’s so hot. See? I do listen to all your good advice.
The other boys in my cabin are really smart and nice. I’m making lifelong friends I will cherish forever. We’ve had fun learning camp songs, playing cards, and catching frogs in our free time. During quiet time, I read the book you sent along. What a great selection!
Like you suggested, I’m trying a lot of new foods. You were right, the oatmeal at breakfast isn’t bad if I add raisins. And don’t worry, Mom, I’m using all the manners you’ve taught me over the years.
We’re camping under the stars tonight. I hope to see fireflies.
I love you,
W
xxoo
P.S. Tell my brothers I miss them!
The next day I received an actual letter from him. It was just slightly different from what I imagined:
As the days passed, I wrote to him daily. Each hour dragged as I’d wait for the mailman, hoping for just one letter from him. By that point I missed him so much, I began to imagine what he might write.
I fantasized I would receive a letter something like this:
Dear Mom,
Thank you so much for letting me go to camp. I have learned so many cool things, like how to take a fish off the hook, tie sailing knots, and how to groom a horse. Thanks for packing sun screen. I’ve been out on the lake a lot, so it’s really come in handy. You think of everything! I’ve been drinking tons of water since it’s so hot. See? I do listen to all your good advice.
The other boys in my cabin are really smart and nice. I’m making lifelong friends I will cherish forever. We’ve had fun learning camp songs, playing cards, and catching frogs in our free time. During quiet time, I read the book you sent along. What a great selection!
Like you suggested, I’m trying a lot of new foods. You were right, the oatmeal at breakfast isn’t bad if I add raisins. And don’t worry, Mom, I’m using all the manners you’ve taught me over the years.
We’re camping under the stars tonight. I hope to see fireflies.
I love you,
W
xxoo
P.S. Tell my brothers I miss them!
The next day I received an actual letter from him. It was just slightly different from what I imagined:
Must See Photo of the Month
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You could spend hours on this web site!!
A car sits on the dried & cracked earth of the Almaden Reservoir in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2014.
Dancers perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of firework-like sparks during a folk art performance at the Happy Valley amusement park in Beijing on Jan. 31, 2014. They are celebrating the traditional Chinese Spring Festival on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which welcomes the Year of the Horse this year.
Large waves hit the lighthouse and harbor at high tide at Newhaven in Sussex, England
In the half-empty center in Zadar, Croatia, the only attraction is a man who feeds pigeons that aren't afraid to land on his head in search of bread crumbs.
Nov. 25, 2013: Stand-up paddleboarding enthusiasts take a gentle stroll across the water with specially made LED lights strapped to the bottoms of their boards.
BREATHTAKING BEACH ART
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Artist Andres Amador creates amazing pieces of art by raking the sand at beaches, mostly in San Francisco. He explains on his website: "In the beach mural exploration (aka: playa paintings, beach art) I use a rake to etch designs onto the beach during the low tide. Raking exposes the wetter sand, causing a color difference between the raked and unraked sand."
Artist Andres Amador creates amazing pieces of art by raking the sand at beaches, mostly in San Francisco.
Artist Andres Amador creates amazing pieces of art by raking the sand at beaches, mostly in San Francisco.
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