(By Jess)

Your letters brought a tear to my eye Ang! I know that you have been focused on being a great mom to Jen while gaining financial control...you focused yourself well. Definitely having time for you is essential to your own mental and emotional health, but I can understand that hanging out with people that are your age, but that you lack things in common with, can be down right boring. I think a course is a DARN good idea! Embrace your creative and/or spiritual side. I think everyone should take courses, try new things throughout life...keeps it interesting! I loved reading about your memories from being with Opa and the scrape wood you got creative with - so sweet! And what a time to remember the positive things you had with your dad, on fathers day! :)

Fathers day - man, I really ought to not get into too much emotional stuff on that cause I am at work and I will bawl! haha Dad, you ARE the very BEST dad! Sorry other wonderfully loving and great dads out there, but my dad is the best dad for me! Dad, you are an inspiration to not only me, but to my friends who have looked up to you since meeting you years ago. Everyone loves your energy, but especially I love it! Some of my favorite memories with you have been waking up early and experiencing you chirping, and being all bubbly in the early early mornings when the rest of the world still had their heads on their pillows. I also remember fondly as a kid listening to all sorts of great music with you! Bottom line, you are just such an optimistic, lovely, ambitious and driven person, and I adore you! More on loving you tomorrow when we celebrate YOU! :)

I have to run, more later everyone!

Love you all!