#### History While you aren't blood related to [[T. Fritz (Mom)]] or [[R. Fritz (Dad)]], you've been a part of their family for so long, you may as well be. It doesn't feel like very long ago that you were thinking about leaving for the big city as a youngun yourself. Ah, memories. You can still feel the excitement and the joy for that child somewhere deep inside yourself. Yet, you tucked that dream away when Mom conceived [[L. Fritz (Ingenue)]] (and not long after, your own child, [[N. Williams (Cousin)]], came to join them) - you stayed because you knew that it truly takes a village, and when Ingenue grew up and decided to find their own adventure, you encouraged them, much as you knew this provincial town would miss their presence. And you know they flourished in the city, so when you learned they're coming home for Christmas, you worried that, much like you before them, this little town could suck them back in with the need to care for it. In addition to that, you have a sense that quite a few of the relationships in town have started to break down... and you've always had a bit of a tinker's heart in you. In fact, you still carry those minute screwdrivers in your purse... along with everything else you've collected that you find useful, a few old straw wrappers, some lint, and enough pennies to open a national mint. #### Questions When is the right time to let someone fly or fail on their own? What does it mean to call someone family? What does it mean to set aside your own dreams, even if you do it out of love for someone else? #### Opportunities Play meddler and matchmaker as you see fit Help [[T. Fritz (Mom)]] and [[R. Fritz (Dad)]] - either to repair their relationship or to fly or to fix the thermostat again Do your best to set [[P.S. Latte (Piemaker)]] and [[M. Drossel (Toymaker)]] up for success in the new year