Uncle Eddie the Ed's Guitar Lessons

I have another Christmas story for you. This one illustrates how much my brothers understand, love and care for my girls -- even though they live so far apart and only see them once a year. You might think the distance would mean the girls don't know their far away uncles and aunts. Why, the aunts (my bother's way cool wives) have only even seen the girls a handful of times. But physical distance has not hampered their relationships with the girls. It does a mother's heart good.

So last summer my Little A wrote a letter to her Uncle Eddie. In the letter, written and spelled ever so adorably as only a 5-year-old could do), she asked him to come to our house and teach her to play the guitar (she calls it a "kitar.") It was so darn cute, I knew it would just kill Uncle Eddie to get the letter and have to tell her no, he couldn't come right now.

What he did was call her and promise her that he would find a way to teach her the kitar ... and he made good on his promise. And my other brother got involved as well.

First, Uncle Craig and Aunt Beckah gave her a kitar for Christmas. Just the kind my Little A would love -- all pink and sparkly and just her size.

Then she had a present from Uncle Eddie. He recorded her his own DVD teaching how to play. He even had a full-size pink kitar to teach her with!!! I'm told my father found that pink kitar, so the whole family got involved in the project.

The video is so cute and funny, and it just melts my heart. I have the best family in the whole world!!! Thank you all for granting Little A's wish and caring for us so much.

Here she is after opening the DVD. The look on her face says it all.