I was 11 and was so excited to go to florida for christmas with the welchs, i was so happy that she loved me so much, at that time i lived at tcm, so it was weird, institutional christmas and all, i will never forget , i got all kinds of stuff for christmas, fishing rods, and tackle and a radio, a record player, gosh all kinds of clothes, well after we all got our presents i didnt think i could be any happier, Mom went to the back of the tree and took one last present out, she brought the package over and dropped it in my lap. I unwrapped it and to my surprise it was a certificate saying that paul and shirley welch were my honorary parents, i cried for a long time and hugged my mom. 37 years later they are my mom and dad, the only real parents i have ever had, what a memory, the best christmas i could have ever had, real parents, god bless, dt
