And the photo of you and Tyler,
tells the story without the need of narration;
Tyler looking at you with gratitude,
and what can only be described as admiration.
Mind you, Dad worked at his Kraft for 45 years,
and at his retirement party, he received many an accolade,
all his colleagues just wanted to thank him,
but we too wanted to thank him for the role that he's played.
Actually, he said he'd rather have a boat than this party,
but I know that's not true, as he's such a sensitive soul,
and I just wanted to say: "(NAME), I love you",
you are the one that makes me completely whole.
It wasn't until Christmas of that year,
that was when I started to see a little common sense,
you came around for a chat and a coffee,
although I'll admit, things were still rather tense.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
Her Christmas spaghetti was legendary,
her front bedroom was where I spent my "time out",
she was often strict with me, just to be kind,
she certainly taught me what love is all about.
He's also a lot of a party animal too,
so I reckon tonight could last until daybreak,
but then again, where are the Irish policewomen?
Hello, hello, hello, enough of that, for goodness sake.
So I kept on insisting that I would wear it,
especially for my annual school photo shoot,
Gran, you used to get into trouble a lot by Mom & Dad
because you were very generous with your hard earned loot.
By that Fall, they decided to get married,
and dreams do come true on Christmas Eve,
and their close friends and family witnessed it all,
no Santa Claus but their own dream to believe.
I remember dinner with dad after a little league championship,
I'll never forget him saying "I'm proud of you, son",
and we've had so many great hectic, stressful family times,
but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, how else does dinner get done?.
You came into the World during Christmas 2004,
but then literally, you had to take a life flight,
we all had to drive 2 hours to get there,
and that was only the start of a very long night.
From Switzerland to far flung Australia,
we certainly cover the corners of this Earth,
but (NAME) is so fun loving, the life and soul of many a party,
and she's certainly proved her true and honest worth.
I'll never forget the 23 years of Christmas gifts,
and shopping at JC Penney will never again, be the same,
I think I'll wear her favorite green and pink shirt,
I might even wear it to a basketball game.
You used to cry so much at Christmas time,
and now those shoes are on our feet instead,
because there's great sadness in our hearts,
and there's still so much left to be said.
And we know you just wanted to go to Las Vegas,
you didn't really want a party, let alone a cake,
but we wanted to say "thank you" in a special way,
so here's another clue, let's call it a wake.
(NAME) got to hear his first R rated word,
Dad used to fix everything, this time it was the brakes,
and then there was the full shaped Christmas tree,
and you should see the lemon meringue pie mother bakes.
I remember the time when Andrea got caught smoking,
I also remember the time when she changed her lock,
she got fed up with me always borrowing her shoes,
and yes, I'll admit to borrowing the odd party frock.
I'm glad we're safely back
Because boats have been lost before,
Williamstown 1 Luke 0,
I believe that was the score.
Seattle was so very special this year,
I really enjoyed being with your family at Christmas time,
I felt the warmth, the love the bond,
and I also felt the reason in this rhyme.
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