Muscle Man shirt and the Jolly Postman

John wanted Kapaun to get some extra vitamin D today as the whites of eyes are still a little yellow so I let him sleep in the sun for some of his afternoon slumber. Doesn't he look cute with his feet crossed and hands relaxed on his belly like a little old man who just ate Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie?

13 days old

What were they all gathered around?  When I was little, I remember looking through our Scholastic book fair selections displayed so magically in our school halls.  I remember a Strawberry Shortcake book that I wanted so much and a book that for years I never remembered the title.  I remember after each page you found a real letter that you pulled out of an envelope.  I was overcome with wonder at that book and often wished I could find it.  I was at a garage sale this summer and happened upon "The Jolly Christmas Postman" book for 25 cents.  Oh my!!!  Within these pages, I found what my second grade heart had been yearning for.  Although, I don't know if this was the book missing from my life all these years as the copyright is 1991... STILL. 

I keep this book up on a shelf as a special book that we look at together or sometimes I let them look at it if they promise to be careful.  I don't have many books I do this with, but the novelty of them knowing it is one of my favorites and that we look at together makes them as fascinated with it as I was in second grade.