Writing Home

Sometimes when lots of things are going wrong, it's hard to know how to write home without worrying everyone. So here is a mock letter home just for fun. Some of this happened and some didn't, so take it with a grain (or perhaps a handful) of salt.

Dear Mom & Dad, 

We are having a great time here in Alaska. Andy wanted me to be sure to write in case you saw the flood in the news and worried. 

We are OK. Only 1 of our puppies and some canned goods got washed away. It's a good thing our creek isn't any bigger or we would be in real trouble.

Luckily, none of us drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for our dog when it happened. We never would have found Cherokee in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning. 

Andy was upset that Cherokee wandered off, but it happened during the fire so no one saw her go. Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas could blow up? The wet wood and trash still didn't burn, but our boat did. Also, some of our clothes. Andy is going to look weird until his hair grows back. 

We plan to go get lumber for the house if Andy gets the motorhome fixed. It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we left. Andy says that with a motorhome that old you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why we can't get insurance on it. 

We think it's a neat motorhome. When we go over bumps the front flaps and we catch air. It's almost like flying!

Guess what? We have all passed a first aid course! When Andy cut his arm on all the glass from the windows we got to see how a tourniquet works.

Gabe and I threw up. It was probably just food poisoning from the canned food we've been eating. 

Did you know that the Alaska state bird is the mosquito? We get bit by them a lot, but don't worry. Only one in five carry deadly diseases.

The neighbor shot our dog, but he missed us. Luckily we had gotten trapped down in our underground shipping containers when he opened fire.

I have to go now. We are going into town in a borrowed van to mail our letters and buy extra-strength bear spray. The other stuff didn't work.

Don't worry about anything. We are fine. 

Love, 

Andy and Tabitha 

P.S. Can you remember how long it has been since I had a tetanus shot?