My dear children, Its hard to believe that Ive been here for a month. The time passes so quickly and theres so much to do. Ive managed to see all the members of the family. I (1) ....... as much time as I can with the children. Last week I (2) .......Mark and Michelle to the circus. (3) ....... never been there before as they live quite far from the nearest city and .(4) ....... parents (5) ....... have time to drive them there. I think thats (6)....... grandmothers are for. As you can imagine the (7) ....... were very excited. They loved everything . Mark found the wild animals the (8) ....... exciting and Michelle is going to be an acrobat when she (9) ....... up. How are you managing with me? Please dont forget to water my plants. I am planning to leave here (10) ....... the end of the month