I used to leave Santa Cookies and Milk and one night he left me a note asking for cheese and crackers, instead. I was in disbelief and excited and so, I made sure my mom bought cheese and crackers - on her daily run to buy the "jugo Y leche". I set up the cheese and crackers, while you watched the ballgame. When I was done, you would send me off to bed! The next morning I woke up to another note:" thanks for the cheese and crackers! Yankees won!". signed Santa... Thank you for the memory dad!

I remember when you used to live just downstairs from us, every morning I would wake up just before you left the house to buy your newspaper to read with your black coffee and croissants and would find $20 on the kitchen table for Dominos Pizza. Along read a note "Cinnasticks" for you. Thanks for feeding into our cravings even when mom said not too. I love and miss you so much grandpa.

I remember how much you disliked the winter. I remember how annoying it was when you tried to zipper your black bubblecoat with one hand, i'd go and help. Or the cold weekends i'd go downstairs and bother you at your office to make me copies of coloring pages. Even when I dropped your cactus plant off your copy machine while you loaded it with pink paper, you never got Mad. I hope it isn't too cold up there, cause you're spending Christmas in heaven this year. P.S- we make a great ornament on my Christmas Tree!