Dear Balto, it's late but I just had to write to tell you how impressed I am with your intelligence! For you to know to get out of the canoe and swim to shore to do your business, is so very, very smart! But oh dear, what if no one had come to shore to get you? I guess you knew that wouldn't happen, because your people love you so much!

I like the picture of you looking out over the lake, and am wondering what you were thinking! You might have been thinking how lucky you are to be living with people who like the same things you do! I really enjoyed reading your story, and I wish for you a long, happy life with your family that adores you. Keep on being the sweetheart you are!!: )