to a very very special lady...

to a very special lady on Christmas Day... being a part of this family has never been easy,because this is a bunch of real characters,and you literally jumped in with two teenage sons,and a third,named Margo E. Fudge(Walter),who were hellions growing up... it was a time of change for all of us... i grew up to really respect you first,and then love you over the years... two unique situations really got my attention... the only "fight" that you and my father ever had... he did something stupid,and you did something very smart,locking yourself in your car for God knows how many hours... how it ended was a classic Donism,if you understand what i mean... that got my attention,and my respect... i never told you until now that,at that moment,i smiled,and begun to understand that you were not one to mess with... we honestly have not always seen eye to eye,and i deeply regret that,in many ways... as i was reading Dickens,(a Christmas Carol,to be exact)last night,i thought about your very tough year,and how you and my dear departed mother got along,after that start was really amazing,and to this day,i do not know what you and her talked about... that is not important,but i remember that every time she got off the phone,she mentioned that you were a very good woman,and always had a smile on her face... it was like you two were like sisters,had a secret,and laughed so hard every time that you talked to one another... i smiled when i saw that smile,because i knew that you had talked... one question i always had:how did you two ever put up with my father,for 52 years,combined??? he is a character that always kept you,and us,on our toes... i have always said that you were the "rock" of the family,and i truly meant that,in the best way,because you are,and always have been,the calm one always,in a crisis... to tell you the honest truth,i was very,very worried about you,with what you have been through,but i knew down deep that you always have been tougher than iron,and a real fighter,and i knew that you were not giving up at all,without a major fight,and i know that it has been a real major fight... on this Christmas Day,i am very happy that you are there to put up with bunch of real characters,who may have been a blended family,at first,but will be always a real family,and that is most important to us all... to you,i deeply wish a Merry Christmas,and really remember that this day is all about...