It's the most wonderful day of the year because …

On December 5, 1997, Walt and I were married by the local justice of the peace, with his father, stepmother, and son and my No. 1 Daughter in attendance (my son and #2 daughter both had the flu). Also in attendance my best friend, author Jan Freed and her husband Gerald who made a video of the ceremony (need to watch that today).

It's been a wonderful romantic twelve years of being married to my new best friend (sorry Jan). We made a vow to stick together for forty (we were both in our late...