A/N: Alright, sorry it took me so long to write this up, my translation engine is down and I had to use a few other sites (one for translating it to chinese, then another to translate that to pinyin). Also in regards to the screwy feedback and the wonkiness of the site, you can e-mail me feedback at fireroxychick@yahoo.com. Hopefully the wonkiness is over, but if not that's always an option (cause it's sad when feedback gets eaten by website monsters).

Now for the next chapter

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Dear River,

Well, you’re eighteen years old! Happy Birthday Miss Legal Adult! I’d tell you to go and celebrate like I did… but you’d get in some serious trouble Meimei. When I turned eighteen, the next day I woke up with someone who I know I wasn’t properly introduced to, but we had gotten to know each other in a non-proper way. That, and I was sick to my stomach and my head swam for a few days afterwards. So stick to cake and stay away from hard liquor and illegal substances alright? Ain’t nothing wrong with having responsible fun. Trust me it’s better to remember fun then to wonder if you had any.

Speaking of responsible fun, I put a little something with your gift. Your brother would have a heart attack if he knew, but you and Fiyero are mighty close, and I just want to make sure you’re covered in case. You never know when the moment arrives. Hell I never knew if the moment would ever come with Simon.

Well everything’s shiny over here, your brother and I are getting along fine. I’m itching for spring to come, as soon as we drive the heard to New Calgary we’ll be getting paid. Any extra coin I want to build a new work shop, an automatic feeder for the animals and a few new amenities for the animals too. Nothing fancy neither for myself nor the critters, but the chickens need bigger and proper coop (plus I would like to put a little pool in, that way we can raise us some peking ducks), and the captain said he wants a barn for calves and breeding stock. I came up with