Hi Rae,

I really enjoyed your letter and know you are an animal lover like me. We have our Golden Retriever named Rudy, and we also have 5 cats. Oliver is a 9year old Maine Coon Cat and weighs 27 pounds. He's so big that people often wonder if he's really a cat. We also have Sophie, Maggie, Felix, and Mango. They all love Rudy, and he's very gentle with them. They curl up and sleep with him on the floor in the daytime, and they all like to sleep on my bed at night. Good thing I have a big bed. We have 4 grand-daughters and 1 grandson, too. They're all animal lovers just like us.

I also read that you love ice cream. I love it too, and I won an ice cream contest this summer. I won enough Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream and party supplies for 100 people. We had a big neighborhood party, and everyone enjoyed trying all the different flavors of ice cream. We had a really good time. Even Rudy got a dish of ice cream!!

Sheila