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Fairy Dreams by Jen Park

I wanted to record this before I gave it to my children. I wrote this for them and will give them a story every two weeks. This is my first of the series.

Fairy Dreams:

To my children,

Meet Penelope Jade Dragonflier. I saw her last Sunday on a stroll in the nearby Park. It was just a quick glance, a smile and she was gone. As quick as she rode in on the prettiest dragonfly, she disappeared into the fog settling down for the day. I was feeling so fortunate to meet such a delicate fairy. So beautiful was she sitting on the stones covered in pink flowers. I tried running after her and asked in a despirate voice, "who are you?" Her quick reply in the sweetest voice stopped me in my tracks. She said while laughing, "hee, hee...I am Penelope Jade Dragonflier." Her voice, like a song trailed off as she flew out of sight.

I quickly returned to the place I had spotted her. While sitting down next to the stones where she had been sitting so pretty just moments before, I ran a smooth rock between my fingers. I wondered why she was here in this very spot....the same time I strolled by. I was so curious to know what she had been daydreaming.

I can't answer you these questions. I only know that whatever she was dreaming, it must have been beautiful. And why was she there for me to witness? Perhaps she watches over my sweet Nicholas, Brianna and Jacob while I am away studying. She was telling me in the way fairies do......they are okay.

For this, I am fortunate.

I love you always,
Mommy

Mystery of Numbers-try this

Choose and number consisting of five digits. Multiply it by 9. Now add the digits in the answer. If the sum is more than 9, add the digits of this sum, and repeat until the sum is less than 10. Your answer will always be 9. Repeat this exercise with a number consisting of six digits. Does the same result hold? :)