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The soo-soos that Finn sent to Steve.
A Letter from Steve
A Special Blue surprise
Some clues in the hallway
A Clue on the Door
Finn with Blue - Happy and soo-soo free at last!
Here is the story: She was a confirmed addict. The minute I picked her up from the babysitter she was begging for her fix. She'd scour the house to find her drug of choice and she'd rejoice when she found her hit. I'm not talking about heroin or meth... but I may as well be. I'm talking about her soo-soo.
The only things that she craves nearly as much as soo-soo are the TV Shows Toopy and Binou and Blue's Clues. I had recently purchased a gently used Blue doll... so I decided to enlist Steve from Blue's Clues to help us out.
Alex and I told Finn that she could write a letter to Steve and send him all her soo-soos. He would give them to children who didn't have any... and he would send her a Blue doll as a present. She decided on her own that this was something she was ready to do. She cried a little bit as she put them in the envelope, sealed it up and took it out to the mailbox. A few minutes later we checked again. The mailman had already come by and taken the envelope!!!
Everything was OK until bedtime. When it came time to turn out the lights... she cried. She also bargained and begged. Finally, sleep came. When she woke up in the morning... there was a paw print outside her door. She was so excited!!!! I suggested that she follow the trail of paw prints. She practically hopped from one to the next. When she opened the front door she found a box with a letter from Steve. The letter said: Thank-you for sending me your soo-soos. I have given them to some babies who didn't have any. In return I've sent you a "Blue" doll. I hope you like it. Love, Steve and Blue". She liked the doll... but was definitely more excited by the paw prints. She spent the next hour finding "clues" and writing them in her "notebook".
I'm sure tonight she'll cry for her soo. But at least we can say... I'm sorry but you sent them to Steve and he gave them to the babies. She seems to understand that. I hope it is easier for her because it was her own decision.
Paulie rocking the swing.
Too cool for school.
Paul and his great-grandmother. (But looking like his grandfather - Dave)
Four generations of the Knight/Stanford family.
