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Chapter 4

Dear Sis,

Hey Dawnie! We haven't heard from you in awhile. Dad and I hope your okay. Carol sends her love. I hope your okay. Write soon! We all miss you! We're proud of you!

Love, Jeffie

Dearest Dawn,

Hi sweetie! Just wanted to let you now that Richard and I miss you. I saw Mallory Pike yesterday. She's visting. I gave her your address so expect a letter from her.

We're thinking of you baby!

Love,

Mom

Dear Dawn,

Hey! Sorry for not writing sooner. I just got back from a biz trip to Europe. Claudia emailed me your address. Not much been going on work-wise. Just working hard trying to get a promotion. Wish me luck. Sam and Katie say Hi.

Katie's getting so big now, a year old already! Remember how hard it was for me to have a baby? Gosh, I remember complaining about how bad delivery would be. Well, all the stories are true. It hurt! I'll bet my labor stories are nothing compared to what you must be going through.

New York life isn't easy for Sam to adjust to. He hates all the noises. If my job at Bloomingdales weren't going so well, we would move back to Stoneybrook. Remember all our good times in SMS? I miss everyone.

I saw Jessica today. She was walking up the steps to Julliard where she's been teaching. I saw her class perform a few times. She looks the same. Still a gorgeous dancer. She might be getting engaged soon! I don't know who he is though. She insists its someone we don't know. She has your addie now so she'll write to you to.

Kristy mentioned you needing nylons so I included some. Hope they help you out.

I'm proud of you Dawn

Luv,

Anastasia McGill-Thomas

Wow. Being away from home sure generates a lot of mail. I'm so glad I have friends and people who write to me. Some of my soldiers have no one. I always share anything I get, though. Mary Ann sent me a box of DVDs. A specialist here has a XBox™ so we can watch movies to pass the time. Some of them are watching them now. I can't wait to get out of here! I miss my Mom and Dad and Jeff and everyone.

I finally got a chance to go online. I stood in line for three-hours to get a crack at chance at the Internet. I emailed everyone, so I bet they'll be surprised.

For now I think I'll take a nap in the quiet….