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New Brighton, MN

Hello,

Lexi has spent play time with the great granddaughter of the next door neighbor. This girl told me she was going into 6th grade. On weekends she spends quite a bit of time with great grandma and other adult relatives. I am impressed at how well she has taken to Lexi considering the age difference.

Most of the people in the neighborhood seem quite friendly and ready to get to know people. One guy even walked across the street to introduce himself. Sometimes I think that people in the small towns believe people in cities are not friendly, but it is not true. Many people greeted us as we walked. Maybe it is that there are more people outside. Many walk or use public transportation so that gets them outside of their cars. Perhaps they do not even have cars.

There was one strong storm system while we were there. It blew down trees and power lines. When Sarah got to daycare she found that it was closed because they were without power. Luckily Leroy and I were home so we could have Lexi spend the day with us. Some things just work out for good.

We were able to help Sarah shorten her blinds in the basement. We also shortened the wand that is used to change the slat angle. The great thing is that it was simple to do. That is often true if you just know what to do. She was so excited about how nice it looked with the curtains that Stephen’s mother made from material purchased in Scotland. It feels good to be able to assist someone. We still have some value. I thought (at age 10) I would be old and barely alive by the year 2000 and now I am going into the second decade. And I still feel quite fine, wrinkled but fine.

Paula