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You will probably need to view full screen in order to read it. And also because I couldn't figure out how to add hoverover text descriptions. So you will need this information when the time is right:

Slide #12:

The Duchess invited you to a very grand ball masque* where you drank too much pink lemonade and in a fashion not at all becoming to a gentleman. You tripped the Duchess, pulled the Princess's hair, and knocked down the cake. As a matter of fact, you really rather put your foot in it.

Whereupon you pick up your pen, and this is what you write:

*ball masque - a masquerade ball

birthdays, and changing font face

Bonnie has been so impressive lately with her blog we talk dinosaur. It is rather inspirational! Meanwhile, we've been writing loved ones. And it's this time of year we get extra mail in the mailbox because it's something like "birthday season" at the Becker house.

Isaac is about to turn the big 3, followed by Orry turning the big 5. They like opening their birthday mail, and I suppose it's a good a time as any to mention birthday greetings.

What I find awkward is messaging somebody on facebook when the last correspondence we shared was my birthday greeting from the year prior! Well, there's nothing like a note in the mail to solve that problem. And sometimes you don't really feel like a birthday card is in order, but how easy it is to write into a quick update later "I hope you have/had a happy birthday this year!"

To wit:

Dear Ben, <--I am using my cousin here because I'm thinking about him.

We've been settling into our new Texas life here over the past year. I am teaching English as a second language at a new college. The job is much better than the pay.

Our brood kind of reminds me of your family when you were young. But in Houston, Texas instead of Buhl, Idaho.

I hope you had a great birthday recently. I wonder about your life in New York. I hope all is well.

Take care!

Whew, it took a while for me to figure out how to change font face! I hope it was worth it.

It's not that April didn't happen

Dear reader,

It's not that April didn't happen, but we let our blogging slide last month. About writing letters, we didn't do horribly. But we have gotten pretty bad about writing letters and getting them ready, but not sending them right away, or even not sending them at all. Part of the reason is that we like to include photos, but we don't always have spare photos to send. But excuses are for bad students. Let us instead rise to the challenge of getting our needed photos each week or two or three, and sending out our letters each Monday as is in the plans.

Sincerely,
the Beckers