Your Things -

Already you are starting to accumulate your own things. Besides your blankets and the gifts your Mom received at her shower in Barnegat Light I wanted to tell you about some other things of yours, before you start to receive a lot of new gifts.
This small bureau was made for me by my grandfather, Louis Goss, when I was a child. He was a plumber by trade. He and my uncle Louis had a plumbing and heating business. But down in the basement of his house he had a complete woodworking shop and he loved to make pieces of furniture. He made chairs and even a full double swing for his yard that we all enjoyed. And this was just for me.
This little dresser held my dolls things and other toys. Years later it was in your mother’s room (as her name written on the back of the mirror attests) and more recently it was in your Uncle Randy’s room. But soon it will be yours, ready to hold new treasures.
And here are some things I’ve made especially for you – a sleeper and some booties. Your mom had a sleeper from the same pattern – but I don’t know where it got to. It probably joined the ranks of hand-me-downs and was enjoyed by other babies. The booties are a first for me. I lost the pattern halfway through the second one, so they are not exa-a-a-actly the same, but I think they will be “comfy”, as your Uncle Randy says.