Dear Mrs. Hudgins

Dear Mrs Hudgins,

I hope you will accept my sincere apologies.  It was not my intention then, nor is it now to have upset you.  I was being very selfish after all, when I decided to get rid of the Christmas tree, three days before Christmas.   Jane and Zach understood, so I thought I was being fare, but you are right.  I did not think about the neighbors, and how it would affect their Christmas spirit.  So I am sorry.

But if you must now, Mrs Hudgins my main concern is for the health and well being of my family.  And this Christmas might be ruined, but I'm trying to preserve something much larger than that, my sanity and theirs.  See Ted left.  It was four days ago now.  He told the kids, but just left me a nasty note telling me he did not love me anymore.  My hope is to be long gone by the time he comes back, and I know he will come back, because he left his precious bass guitar in the basement (although I think he hid it from me because it was not in its usual spot and he anticipated some retaliation).  He could not live without that you know.  But me and the kids, he could easily live without us.  Jane is handling it all very well if you must know, but Zach is horribly torn up about it.  And so I'm sorry to ruin your Christmas with our family drama, but well life happens.  If you see Ted once we're gone feel free to let him know how our tree being on the curb the Monday before Christmas truly upset you.  As it is, all his fault. 

Sincerely,
mary beth