You turn 8 today and its been a while since I last wrote to you. But its a happy day so Let’s just focus on the positives for now. To say that you have grown up is neither stating the obvious nor overstating. You are already about 140 cm and you actually understand what this unit means. If asked nicely, you'd easily convert it into a decimal representation of meters, kilo meters as well as a fraction too. You understand enough about H.A.M.O.P.S. to spin together a few creative words on what being tall for your age feels like ( note to self - that's a good topic for you to actually write on). You are a good swimmer for your age group, and maybe the next one, as well as an avid athlete. So not at all a lazy log like me ( see, I did a few alliterations there!). You are a promising tennis player with some interest in other sports as well. You are not exactly a keen reader (yet) but you like listening to...