Joe's kindergarten class is learning how to write sentences, spelling the words phonetically if need be, and using their "spaceman stick" (finger) to ensure they leave the proper spacing between words. This effort has paved the way for an exciting development here at White House: Joe can now write notes! He presented the first to Julie Friday morning while she was curling her hair. (He made a copy of it; he is also quite taken with the printer-copier-scanner's ability to copy things.) Since then, he has written two other notes (which he hung on the door of Julie and Ted's bedroom) and, as this reporter files this dispatch, he is busy writing words for (Charlotte's) web since he and Clara are playing spiders.
We feel compelled to add a note about Joe's last note. Julie spent a fair amount of time figuring out what it said because the very first word and the last word before "Love Joe" were difficult to make out, even when wearing the phonetic spelling hat. She finally realized that the word preceding "Love Joe" was
yelling and, crestfallen, immediately resolved to be ever more vigilant about staying calm when feeling anything but calm. So you see, Julie assumed the note was addressed to her, not Ted. As it turns out, it was meant for Ted. We share this other story lest you think, Dearest Readers, that Ted is the only one ever to lose it around here.
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| Translation: I [heart] Mommy you make me smile |
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| Mommy you make me smile when skies are gray you are my sunshine Love Joe |
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| Daddy remember you need to work on your yelling Love Joe |
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