Told you it wouldn't take me too long. My little ray of Sonshine was a good girl and let mommy get some writing done. I would recommend reading my first two stories, There's an Angel On My Shoulder and Let The Music Be Your Master First.

December 23rd 1981

I took a deep breathe, what was my issue? I had performed in front of thousands now. I had a record coming out next month. My band and I had played on television. I didn't even have stage fright. Unless people expected something from me.

My name is Jena Hyde. I am 18 years old. I am a senior at The Wisconsin School of performing arts. I am currently about to perform for my school in the Christmas show. I was chosen from my entire Performance Art class to perform a song in front of the entire school.

"Good luck Jena! You are going to be totally bitchen!" My only girlfriend, Victory just completed a piece from the production of the Nutcracker. She was the sugar plum fairy thing and her solo from the ballet company's show had been chosen to be performed in the show.

"Thanks Tinkerbelle." Her short blonde pixie cut and bubbly had inspired her nickname.

"Are you ready Jena?" Ruby, my vocal tutor who was running the show came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder.

I nodded. I was singing and playing guitar. I was supposed to be bringing in the elements of movement and acting. I normally sucked at the emotion of acting, unless I was singing. Which was why I had been chosen to perform for the school.

I hadn't known what to sing for the show. I had never been very into Christmas. It wasn't until I moved in with my foster family, the Forman's. My brother and I had lived with them for a

number of years. I lived with them still when I wasn't at school. I remember when Mrs. Foreman had tried getting my brother, myself, and her son more into the Christmas spirit.

Flashback Start
"So have you made your list for Santa yet?" Kitty asked Eric, Steven (My older brother) and I as she baked for Christmas.

"I was going to but then I turned ten." Eric ate at the cookie he had swiped.

"Steven made his!" Kitty laughed and my brother walked up to her.

"Tee shirts." He went over and sat down at the table.

"What about you Jenifer?"

"Guitar picks." I smiled before going back to eating my Christmas cookie. I heard something about a raincoat before Eric began going off about how he wished it was like old Christmas when you would find your stocking over the fire place filled with toys.

"One year I found my mom's panty hose laying over a radiator. Uncle strange man was laying underneath them on the floor." My brother replied smugly.

"He had a red nose though! That is Christmassy right?" I asked before I started singing. (To the melody of Rudolph.) "Uncle strange man had a very shiny nose. And when my mother saw it, well she didn't care cus she was a ho!"

"Jenifer!" Mrs. Foreman looked at me like I had nine heads.

Flashback End

"Jenifer." Ruby said with a hurried voice inflection. "You are on."

The announcer sounded out, "Introducing Jenifer Hyde. The representative for The Performance Art Class. She will be performing her original song, Lucky."

I had chosen the song, because it represented how lucky I was to have the life I have.

I heard a whistle in the crowd. I looked to see it was, Steven my brother. I was so happy we weren't fighting for once. My brother and I had fought and we didn't speak for a long time. We made up in time for me to be present at his and his High school girlfriend's, wedding. They were here tonight. Along with their daughter.

My foster family was also there. Along with the "gang" as I call them. The Forman's children Eric and Laurie were there. Eric was with his wife, Donna. Laurie had brought her son, Reggie. Fez, my old foreign friend came as Laurie's date. Kelso came with his daughter Betsy, whom I adored. He was also expecting another child with Betsy's mother Brooke. They weren't married, they weren't even dating, but over the last few months Kelso had been trying to win her back.

I noticed their faces in the back row as I stepped out on stage. My band and my fiance' Jason were also with them. My blood father had called the day before to tell me he couldn't make it. I was alright with that though. He still paid for my tuition so I can't complain.

The spotlight shone on my face and the audience began to applaud me. I came on and played an original song that was on my band's album. It was called Lucky and it was the best song I had ever written.

I used my emotion and tried to transport my audience into what I was feeling. I don't even know why I was nervous. I loved getting on stage and doing the thing I loved most. When I finished my song, the audience was on their feet.

The next day I was sitting with my family in the living room for a Christmas eve party. Kitty (Mrs. Foreman) had a lot of food. The tree was in the corner like it always was. H. J. my niece, was on my lap playing with my hair. I smiled at her. She was so sweet.

Jason came over and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "Hey beautiful." He kissed my forehead. He had basically given up Christmas eve with his family to be with me. His mother still didn't like me.

"Hey handsome." I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Alright everyone," Eric tried getting everyone's attention. They didn't listen. Donna standing behind him, laughed to herself. "Everyone." He said again, a little bit louder.

"HEY!" Donna yelled out. Everyone shut up and looked over to them.

"Thanks honey." Eric said looking a tiny bit stunned. He looked out to everyone. "Donna and I would like to make an announcement."

"You two already got married secretly. What other announcement can you dumb asses spring on us?" Red (Mr. Foreman) asked looking happy.

"I'm pregnant!" Donna said looking excited.

The entire room went up into happy excitement. Even Red was on his feet to hug them.

Kitty was practically livid with joy. "More grandchildren. I am so excited. I need to go get Eric's old baby blanket and pictures." She ran out of the room to get baby pictures.

"Let's just hope he doesn't end up scrawny." Red said playing with Reggie who had hopped up on his lap. "Maybe Donna's side will make up for that."

"Oh gawd Eric, you knocked Donna up." Laurie said with a disgusted face. "I was hoping she would be so repulsed she wouldn't go through with it."

"Now Donna. You don't have to marry him." Kelso said with his dumb ass face. "Eric, she has no proof it's yours. Don't get roped into anything."

"Kelso, we are already married. You were there." Eric said, with his mouth wide open.

"Oh yeah." He smiled stupidly.

Jackie, who was sitting on my brother's lap smiled. "So what are you going to name her? May I recommend Jackie?"

"What if it's a boy?" Donna asked.

"Ok, Jack then." Jackie said with her bitchy "don't you understand me?" expression.

"I don't know, we hadn't really talked about names." Donna said looking at Eric.

Fez piped up. "You could name it a traditional name from my country."

"We want them to be able to actually pronounce their name." Eric said pointing his finger at Fez.

"Well whatever you name it, I say cogngrats." I said smiling.

"To Eric and Donna." My brother said lifting his drink.

"To Eric and Donna" We all said in unison.

Kitty came back carrying a big book. "I have all of Eric's beautiful baby pictures."

"They were definitely beautiful." Hyde said looking over Kitty's shoulder as she showed off a picture. "Especially since he is in a dress."

"So what did you look like as a baby?" Jason asked me.

"Like a wrinkly patch of pink skin." Steven said hearing our conversation. "Really small bald thing."

"At least I didn't come out with an afro." I said smiling widely. "He also came out with sunglasses and side burns."

"It's true, I have seen the pictures." Donna said nodding her head.

Betsy looked confused as she looked up from her picture book. She had been reading underneath the Christmas tree. "Dum Dum." She walked over to her dad. "How do Santa's reindeers fly?"

"Well, Smarties." Kelso sat forward and put his hands on his knees. "They are actually space reindeers. The aliens sent them to Santa."

"Oh, that makes sense." Betsy said looking happy. "Thanks daddy." She reached up kissed him on the cheek before running back under the tree.

"Anyone else think Betsy is extremely smart for her age?" I asked. This girl was not even three yet, and was talking like a five year old.

"I do, but Brooke wants to get her tested." Kelso said looking rather upset.

"Tested?" Red asked. "What for?"

"Brooke says she wonders about Betsy's IQ level." Kelso said laying back and putting his arms on the couch. I scooted away. He really needed to wear more deodorant. "I told her if she was anything like me, she would be fine."

"The poor thing." Fez said looking distraught.

"I know." Kelso looked sad.

I looked down to H. J. who had fallen asleep on my shoulder. "Jackie." She looked up immediately. "I think H.J.'s tuckered out."

"Awww, my sweet little Christmas angel." Jackie came over and took H.J. from my arms. She had even dressed H.J. like a little angel. In a little white Christmas dress.

Jackie went back to Steven who put his arm around her and the baby.

Kitty told them to hold still and grabbed her camera. She took a picture of them, (much to my brother's resistance.) It was probably going to be a nice picture though. Kitty went around taking pictures of everyone. Eric with his hand on Donna's stomach. Laurie, Reggie, and Fez each making weird faces. Kelso on his stomach under the tree giving Betsy a kiss on the cheek.

"Alright Jena, Jason, get together." Kitty instructed us to get closer on the couch. Jason smiled and looked at me. I looked at him as Kitty snapped a picture. "You two are so darn cute. Now can someone get one of Red and I?"

I nodded, I stood up and took a picture of Kitty and Red. Red looked uncomfortable next to Kitty's extremely wide smile.

This was one of those nights I was actually happy to have pictures of. I didn't want to every forget it. Ever.