Anina is providing today’s update! You can learn more about her and how we met here and here. She is a very wise young girl!

Would you believe it? I got to meet Uncle Walter and Aunt Janice from Maine!

If you don’t remember, they are the ones who have sent me mail almost since I was born. It turns out that Uncle Walter decided to come to Michigan to learn how to farm with oxen.

When Mom told me about this development, I said, “I love oxen. But I’ve never seen one before.”

Mom and Dad then explained that there are moose in Maine. This also sounded interesting to me, and I expressed my interest in seeing these creatures.

Uncle Walter and Aunt Janice drove down from Michigan in a pickup truck, and would you believe it, they brought neither an ox nor a moose with them! Now here’s what I want to know: what’s the good of a pickup truck if you forget the moose and the ox?

This would have been a disappointment, but they brought so many moose items and oxen photos that I was well-satisfied. One of the moose is one that grows bigger when you put him in the water. Another is a lovely soft stuffy that fits perfectly in the cradle at the foot of my bed. Also, Aunt Janice sang me a song about moose and marshmallows, which was lovely.

The moral of the story is: I have a moose from Maine and all is well.

Find out more about Anina’s Mom and her books here! Tell her Uncle Walter sent you!