Note #44

Tomorrow is Halloween -- and memories of Halloween 1991 come flooding back. A late fall blizzard hit the state that year. Halloween trick-or-treating was postponed, and our anticipated move was delayed a week. In fact, this was such a momentous event that our 1991 family Christmas letter was entitled "Twas the Night Before Halloween," a parody of "The Night Before Christmas."

Fortunately, for the past 25 years, we've been fortunate to live in that beautiful, new home. This week's note is written to our home builder, Mike.

Dear Mike,

Halloween weekend reminds me of our 1991 move into our newly constructed home. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for you and your crew for building our beautiful and comfortable home. The craftsmanship is superb and we truthfully enjoyed every minute of the building process. Thank you for designing and constructing a structure that is now filled with 25 years of special family memories. It's not simply a house. It's our home.

Gratefully,
Jill