Special Delivery

Yesterday I helped Sam write - and deliver a Thank-you letter/Christmas card/ Happy New Year's card to the trick-or-treat lady. The instigation for this was our briefly seeing her on New Year's Eve - even though we realized who she was just a little too late.

On New Year's Eve, Sam and I went to pick up our Chinese food and at one point, near the end of our hour-long wait (after calling in the order two hours earlier!), a woman in the hungry crowd of still food-less patrons said 'Hello' to Sam - and she made a comment about almost not recognizing him "outside of his costume".

I didn't quite catch all of what she was saying but Sam did. Naturally, he was polite and agreeable, even if he couldn't quite place who she was. It was only after we left and I asked him what she said that we realized that this was the woman who always gives Sam his choice of a toy or stuffed animal on Halloween.

Once he realized it, he felt a little bad that he didn't stay and talk a bit longer. This was the reason for the Thank-you letter/Christmas card/ Happy New Year's card. 

So on Sunday, he took the card that he made back before Christmas, wrote a short letter to go with it and stuck them both in an envelope. Then we drove over to her house. 

Unfortunately, after knocking and ringing the bell, it was apparent that nobody was home, so we put the note in her mailbox where, hopefully, she found it today. 

Sam put his name and address at the bottom of his letter so I'm hopeful about two things. First, that she takes a minute to respond to Sam. And second, that this was indeed who we saw at the Chinese restaurant.

Front of card

Inside of card

Sam's note