A few weeks ago, we sent a Bobbledy Birthday card to a club member named Miko, who lives in Vancouver, which is not very close to Chestertown. And when I say “not very close”, I mean just about as far away as it’s possible to go without falling into the Pacific Ocean.
Not so long ago, if we wanted to wish Miko a happy birthday, we would have had to climb into our conestoga wagon and head west. It would have taken a long, long time, and it would have been very, very dangerous, and we probably would have gotten splinters or blisters or worse along the way.
Instead, we put a birthday card into an envelope and write Miko’s address on it and someone else carries it all the way across the country (and across the border into Canada) for us. This is so much better than the 45 hours of driving that Google Maps says would be in store for us if we had to deliver Miko’s birthday card in person (not to mention the 45 hours it would take to drive home).
Now that we have dispensed with thanking the various modern advances and technologies that led to this moment of me being able to stare at the screen and see Miko’s birthday drawing, let me say how much I like it.
As you can probably see (unless you cannot yet read), the drawing shows Miko leaping enthusiastically from the high dive into the pool where her sister is already splashing happily.
First of all, what an excellent drawing. Also: I am jealous of your goggles. I don’t have goggles and wish I did. My kids have goggles, but they will not share with me. They say my head is too big. They are probably right.
Second, your drawing makes me think fondly of trips to the pool, which I have not enjoyed for a long, long, time because we had a long, awful winter here in Chestertown. Did you guys have a tough winter in Vancouver, too?
Here’s hoping that you and we will both be back in the pool soon. Thanks for sending this drawing to remind me of the fun that lies ahead.
Hello from far, far, far away!