While going through some old stuff, I just came across something precious—the letter in which Sam and his kids invited me to move in with them. It reads:
Sunday, April 18, 1999
Dear Cynthia,
You are welcome here. You are welcome to live with us.
You are welcome to have your birthday here, and share Christmas with us, and be with us all the time.
We like you, and you can keep your stuff here, and we would like for you to live with us.
Yours sincerely,
Sam Chupp
Genevieve Hildebrand-Chupp
Rowan Hildebrand-Chupp
