's motd Thursday December 23, 2010

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THEY'RE

COMING!

Thursday, 23 December 2010

No, I'm not talking about Santa,

his reindeer or even his elves. (Even though they

are on their way. LOL.) But no, I'm talking

about my brother, Lenny and his wife, !

Lenny and come to visit me

in Los Angeles every Christmas. And oh, I do so look

forward to their visits. I want everything to be just

perfect for when they're here! I know my parents are

looking down from heaven and love seeing my brother

and I celebrating the holidays together, just like

when we were kids.

For years, Lenny and I shared a room together at home

and we always got along. Now I have to tell you, I

was just a little jealous of my brother. That's

because he was so smart. (Being smart just

seemed to come naturally for him.) Lenny inspired and

encouraged me to do better in school. And okay, I

never did quite master the whole straight-"A" thing on

my report card, like he did. But he always helped

when I needed to get my grades up.

For our entire lives, Lenny and I

have done a lot of laughing together. (He was my best

audience.) I could make him laugh so hard that he

would turn the color of a maraschino cherry. (And he

still does! LOL.) And oh yeah, Lenny is very

ticklish, too. Sometimes when I tickle him, he laughs

so hard that he forgets to breath! So I take a little

pity on him and let up.

One of the things I love so much about my brother is

that he's always let me be me...just plain-old

Dicky. I've been cutting up and acting a

little outrageous all of my life. Goodness, all of

the things I've put him through! LOL.

But Lenny has always been there to love and support

me. I have to tell you what a good person my brother

is. One thing he likes to point out is how much the

two of us are like our parents. He's always said, "We're

so much like Mom and Dad, aren't we?" And oh,

how right he is.

I can remember when Lenny met his future wife, .

She was always with Lenny, my mother and I when I

visited them in New Orleans at Christmas and all year

long. (Lenny & were still romancing back

then.) What a sweet and good gal my sister-in-law

is. And when you see the two of them together, you

can see how much she loves my brother. When we go

out, the two of them hold hands. I'm telling you,

they were just made for each other.

Later today, I'll be looking out the living room

window waiting them to arrive. When they do, I'll

open the front door, rush out to open the gate then

give my brother and really big hugs. Oh what a

good time we're going to have during the holidays!

And by the way, I hope you'll be

around friends and family members you love for

Christmas, too.

But okay, I'd better run and make sure the house is

all nice and tidy for their visit. Because it won't

be long before I'll be shouting...Here they come!

Love,