The nice thing about starting this project right after Christmas is that I have a lot of thank you cards to write. Although I didn't really NEED anything for Christmas, my family is wonderful and generous, so I better start writing!
My letter today is to my Grandma Max. Man, she's a cool lady. Last year at Christmas, she beat me at Wii Bowling...three times. And she makes delicious Pepparkakor (Swedish Ginger) cookies. And she raised my momma (see Day 1). Even though we are all grown up, she loves having gifts under the tree for each of her eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren (with two on the way in 2012!). She's always thoughtful with her gifts. This year, I got something truly special. As the only grandchild that speaks (kind of) German, she gave me her mother's Lutheran catechism in German. My great-Grandmother got the book in 1905 (more than a hundred years ago!!) when she was confirmed. While my German-language ability has declined all too rapidly since I got back from Germany, it was really special to flip through the book to find familiar passages and verses. The rest of my presents this year from Grandma Max were cool too, but my great-Grandma's catechism is something I will cherish forever, and hopefully pass on to my son or daughter to cherish it as well. So Grandma Max's thank-you note will be my second letter of the year! And with that, Ich wünsche dir eine gute Nacht und süsse Traüme!
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