Happy Birthday, Honey!!
Well, today is my birthday and I’ve turned yet another year older from 23.
Along with the variety of emails, great cookies Jodi brought to work, and the random outbreak of singing - below is an email from my mom that I thought was nice.
Email from Mom
I knew that I’d be gone for most of the day with TW - and I figured you’d be celebrating in some way this evening…so I just wanted to wish you a most glorious fun birthday! I’ll be rejoicing with you at 8:30 in spirit this evening - your ‘true’ birthday moment!
We could not have asked for a better firstborn, a leader, someone so full of life and joy, someone who turned out to be so loving and caring and determined to make his mark in this world a positive one. I think Dad’s first nickname for you was ‘bright eyes’ for you just wanted to take everything in all at once.
When you were about 7 we realized you were ‘all ears’ because you HEARD everything, even if you weren’t on the same room! Your first ten year of life were so peaceful and joyous, til you hit fifth grade and you had your first experiences with how to handle big time stress. A couple of years later we began to see the effects of ADD, even though we didn’t fully understand it then.
And we began homeschooling, a decision, because of our situation, that I have never regretted. We had SOOO many talks… and you became even more determined to call the Popeye Factor, and just be who you were, and make a man of yourself. And now here you are at 24 with a wife and a baby just aching to get out and meet you, and become your ‘bright eyes.’
We have been sooo blessed.
Happy Birthday, Son.
I love you!
Mom
Thanks Mom :-)
Grandma and Grandpa Says:
We just read the e-mail from your mom. What a wonderful note to have on your special day. We can add how proud we are to have a Grandson like you. Happy Birthday from the sunny south. Love you.