Dear Uncle Fred,
I'm sorry I couldn't be there in your last days. You know that if I could be I would have been at your side the entire time, bringing you your 'damned tea' and making plans for things that you could build despite the fact that your arthritis was much too bad for that sort of thing. It was the hoping that kept you going on about creating new things, wasn't it? I can't blame you for that, I would think like that as well. Actually, I probably got that line of thought process because of you, much like I got other things about my personality thanks to you and your snarky attitude. I wouldn't change any part of you if anyone gave me a method to do so -- not even you lack of will to go on in the end. I understand why you couldn't go on and I don't blame you, not one bit. And I never will.
I keep trying to think of the memories I could share with not only myself or my husband, but friends as well but nothing comes to mind aside a few silly things here and there that I can think of not being too personal to get into. Still. There are a few and I suppose I could let them be known, just for the hell of it. I keep having my dad tell me over and over about how we were at Nanny's when Mom and Dad just got me from the shelter and that when you asked to hold me you had to tell yourself how to do it again after not having many little babies around when I was born since you're children had grown up. And then, again at Nanny's when I was only one years old that you asked Dad -- not sure if you were kidding, you never did tell me -- if you could fill my baby bottle up with some pepsi and feed it to me. I'm not sure if Dad thought you were joking or not either, but apparently he gave you the OK and you took it seriously. I owe my addiction to carbonated drinks all to you, what a wonderful addiction you created for me at such a young age. Frankly, I'm surprised I never spat it up or barfed. (Then again, maybe I did and no one told me?)
I remember when we went to visit you and Aunt Marge you had let Captain out of his cage. It's a shame that he passed away so long ago, he was an adorable little parakeet. Anyway. I remember sitting on the couch with Mom and Morgan, listening to you rant about the stools you were making for us when Aunt Marge began to laugh and your face turned really, really red. I didn't realize it until you yelled out a select few curse words that up until then I had not heard before that Captain had pooped on your head. It must have been Hell to get out of your full head of hair, too. At least it provided us with some laughs while you continued to curse out your adorable little bird. I suppose we'll always have those stools to remember you by, as well. Each one made with love and care, more fun than the last because of the names of each kid. Who would have thought of blocks in a stool? Not me, ha. The only more recent memories I can think of off the top of my head happen to be of you coming to work and grumbling about the price of bacon and asking if I could get you a discount for being a relative. (I'm still sorry I couldn't, you know!) And that you wanted to build me a cute little Makar. I think you're the only elderly relative I can think of that enjoyed watching a kid play a video game like you did. How many times did we have to walk around the damn map in the original Zelda game before we finally found that damn door anyway? Long enough, I should say. -- By the way, I still say tugging a controller out of the system is cheating when playing Mortal Kombat, I don't care how many 'listen to your elders' you give me, buddy. It's still not right!! ..But it did teach me to do it to Morgan when I would start to lose against him! ;)
I suppose I probably have a lot more memories I could share, but none that I really feel the need too. It's best to keep the most of them inside so that I can remember you clearly for the crazy, childish and irritating man that you were and always will be in my heart. I take all your words of wisdom (and those lacking in wisdom) to heart and soul, and all the nasty cuss words you taught me to assist in making me curse like a sailor along with be day-by-day for the rest of my life. I'm sure that wherever you are that you're in peace and you're with Aunt Marge, supposing that there's an afterlife. Like the card said: I love you, go in peace. And I do, and I hope you did. I'll try to be strong and not be a 'wimp-cake' like you always called Aunt Kay and Aunt Shirley, but I make no promises. My only regrets are that I was not there for the ceremony, you never got the chance to meet the love of my life, and you will never get to torture my children like you torture (I mean, loved!) me.
I love you.
Megan ♥
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