July 17, 2011 - Dear Alex,

Dear Alex,
Here's some Alex stories for your scrapbook:

I was worried for a few weeks that Lentil was gone. While in Chicago I went to Macy's to see if they had another dog like him so I try to do a substitution. They didn't have one. When we got home, I found Lentil in a box full of other things.

You had a sleepover and Aunt Silvia's. In the morning, she made you pancakes. She started to put maple syrup on them. You asked her "Is it healthy syrup?"

You told mama that you needed a new stuffed animal because "Lentil laughs at me."

Then a few days later you tied up Alex and Picole with a string so they "wouldn't run away."

You and your brother came to our house closing and insisted on signing the loan papers.