Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
The other day, I mentioned that Wójcio Rysiu hiked the Appalachian Trail. Well, let me tell you about that …
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Let me tell you about the first house that Babcia Krysia and I purchased.
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Let’s talk about some recent history — September 11, 2001. It started out a beautiful day in New York City. Wojcio Rysio had just completed hiking the Appalachian Trail, and was planning to go back to Washington, DC. Rysio was going to rent a truck to move his stuff to Washington; along the way to the U-Haul rental center, we stopped at a bank in Westfield to get a certified check that he needed. While on line to speak with a teller, I overheard one of the bank customers talking about a plane that crashed into the World Trade Center.
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Last night it was decided that you are to call me “Dziadziuś” — that it good. Dziadziuś is a diminutive form of dziadek (pronounced gah-Dek, with the “dz” sounding like the “g” in “genes”), which translates into English as grandfather. William — note that the “dz” sound in Polish is always like the “g” in “genes”; or “j” (like in “jar”); and “ś” sounds like the “s” in “she.”
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Let me tell you about our trip to Warszawa in Poland.
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Did you know that you were born just a few days apart from your Third Cousin, Once Removed — Liliana Kujawska.
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Yesterday I introduced you to my Father’s Resume from 1963. In there, it is reported that my Father worked on the “design of reinforced concrete Niagara Overlook Bridge.”
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Well, today is your and your Father’s first Father’s Day!
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Good morning Prince William,
The other day I wrote to you about your beginnings – but, there are many beginnings; and each beginning is related to an earlier beginning. For example, your beginning is related to your Mom’s and your Dad’s beginning; and your parents’ beginnings are related to your grandparents’ beginnings; and so on … (some people would say “etcetera” or abbreviate etcetera as “etc.”).
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Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),
Good morning Prince William,
This morning, I want to talk to you about Name Days (in Polish, they are called “Imieniny”) — I researched your name “William”. Guess what!– in Polish, your name is “Wilhelm,” and your Imieniny are on May 28 — the day of your birthday! That is amazing!!! Apparently, you predecessor in name was Saint William of Gellone — check him out!
