Letter To Tonee Lafayette

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Tonee Lafayette
January 17th, 2018
Letter of introduction
Although you know my name, I'll say it anyways. My name is Tonee Lafayette and I am a senior at senior. I live with my mother and daughter; whose name is Minnie. I also have two beta fish whose names are pinto bean and coleslaw, those are my favorite side dish to have with fried chicken so I thought I'd name my fish after that. I also live a short distance from senior, three-minute drive and fifteen-minute walk. As I mentioned before I have a daughter, she's a cute kitty. My best friend Shaina, as you know, adopted her on October 19th from the humane society. She turned 6 months old yesterday, which I forgot to say happy 6th months but I'll catch her next month for her 7th. She

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