The employees at my workplace gathered gifts to fill a number of "shoeboxes for soldiers" this year. Doug and Rayna each wrote letters to put in two of the boxes. Doug asked Rayna to help him with his, so she added a few words on the pages of his letter (in purple ink). This is Doug's letter:
And this is Rayna's letter...
She is born leader, quick witted, high spirited, and independent! She has an overly developed sense of mischief, is adventurous and has always had a mind of her own! She is a gifted singer and enjoys playing the mandolin. She was born in JiangXi province of China and came home to us when she was 8 1/2 months old.
He is a happy-go-lucky fellow stuck between two very bossy sisters (one older, one younger)! 
Nothing is ever middle of the road with Rayna. This child LIVES the extremes and would never be caught dead in the middle! She broadcasts every nuance of her changing emotions so clearly that you could "read" her from a football field away! Fortunately, for us, her mood the overwhelming majority of the time is pure Joy and Happiness. 
She is sweet, but dumb as a box of rocks! She once tried to fit in then-4-year-old Rayna's carseat WITH Rayna...positioning her enormous, furry self, right into Rayna's lap. That made Rayna LIVID, and I'm not sure she has forgiven the dog, yet! Gloria looks for all the world like a Newfoundland if you don't count her ears! She is ALL teddy-bear...the most snuggly dog we have ever had. There isn't a disagreeable bone in her body. She is Darcy's favorite...and frustrates me (Monica) more than any of the other dogs ever have (she is just so passively STUBBORN!).
She seems to be mostly border collie. She's our stealth dog...moves like lightening, low to the ground! Herding is in her blood! She makes such strong EYE contact that it often unnerves people! 
People, upon first meeting her, often remark either that she has "beautiful eyes" or "spooky eyes". Rivie is "my" dog, but her one fault (severe car sickness) prevents her from being my daily side-kick as I run errands.
Ransom has become my side-kick when the kids are in school and Grant is at work. She is my furry companion as I run errands here and there.
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Please tell them thank you for those letters. This is very dear to my heart, especially this year with Aaron in the Marines. He is at Leonard Wood for his MOS(Military Occupational Specialty) training but we haven't been able to see him :( Next year he will be overseas...prob either Afghanistan or Okinawa so I am especially grateful when I see something like this!
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