Piledriver...!

Dear Nicky,

Mom and I have lived here for over four years, and there's been this ugly, empty, eyesore of a lot across the street from us. Now that we have an infant, and a newborn on the way, they decide they're going to put up a hotel, and so there's this deafening noise sometimes when they drive these massive steel shafts into the ground. It's like World War III. Incredibly, you can sleep right through it. It tends to fade into background noise if you don't concentrate on it, but boy is it loud. In other news Tim came over for a make-up session this morning. You did pretty good overall, and he pulls no punches with you. It was rainy and dreary for most of the day, and you were quite fussy at times, but oddly enough it was fussiness with a smile. Very charming. And so ends another exciting week!

Love,
Dad