From 2001 …One of our neighbors does an amazing job with the decorations each year. They live up on a hill and decorate everything from their roof down to the street; it’s something to see. It looks like a massive spider web. Sammy and I took a detour and walked right up to the driveway. It wasn’t quite dark enough, but all of the lights were on and it was cool to see. We were ready to leave … but something caught my eye. It was a deer. Sammy and I tried to get a closer look. “Sammy, look!” There wasn’t just one deer. There were four … five … wait, seven … eight deer!
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I wrote this for a school project when Sam was seven in 2006. Sam is exceptional in many ways. He is a non-stop, all-fun, one-man wrecking crew of a boy. If you are feeling low, he will try to cheer you up. He will try to make you laugh. He is concerned about others. Continue reading →