b'56raIngrassia-StepDaughter40yearsTaDiannespassingIhaveknownDiannefor40years!ImetherwhenIwasonly8yearsold.Shehasalwaysbeennice,sweet,fun,andherwillingnessandpleasuretobepartofmylifewasheart-feltandappreciated.HerearesomememoriesthatstickouttomeastheywerevaluedandimportantinmylifeAsachild,mybrotherandIwouldspendeveryotherweekendatDadsapartmentinthecity,whichwasprettycoolonitsown.Wegottoseepartsofthecityandvisitfunplaces,unlikemyclassmatesandfriendsfromschool.Diannewasalwaysapartofthoseexperiences.Whenwewouldgoovertheapartment,onbothmybrothersandmybirthdayweekends,DadwouldpickusuponFridayafterschoolandwewouldstaythroughSundayevening.Ourbirthdayweekendswerespecialbecausewegottocelebrate2times,oncewithmomandoncewithDad.Whatkidwouldntwantthat!Well,whenwewouldgetthereonFridaynight,Diannewouldbeattheapartmentwaitingforus.Weweregreetedwithdecorationsandsignsonthedoor,soweknewsomethingwasup.Beforewewentinside,weopenedthecardandtherewouldbeaclueinside,invitingustostartourtreasurehunt.Wewouldhavetoreadtheclueandfindtheobjectitwasdescribing.Oncewefoundit,therewasanothercluetapedtoit.Wewouldreadthatclue,andhavetofindthenextobject.Therewereabout10clues.Oncewereachedthelastclue,therewasourpresentinthenextlocation.Andthenwewouldhavecake!Everyyear,Dianneandmydadwouldworkhardtopreparethetreasurehunt.Itsnotaseasyasitsounds.Alotoftimewentintotheseevents.NottomentionthepresentandthecakeIalwaysappreciatedhowmuchefforttheybothputintomakemefeelspecialonmybirthday.Now,asanadult,Ihavemadeupmyowntreasurehuntsformykids.Theyloveit!Itsmypleasuretospendthetimepreparingitforthem,andworththeefforttoseethatitmakesthemhappy.So,thismemoryisspecialtome,andIwillalwaysrememberandtreasureit.AnothermemoryIhavethatstandsouttomeisaboutChristmas.EveryChristmas,wewouldspendtimeatmyDadsplace.'