Happy Birthday, K-K-K-Katie!

I was going to write a story or a poem that went along the lines of this:
the times Katie's tried, and of the times she's filled us with so much pride, and I was going to write about how she has Blessed us with one of our greatest gifts, and how to our family this has added so much bliss.

I was going to write about how Katie drives me insane to a point where at times I don't know my own name, or how my oldest daughter and I hardly ever see eye-to-eye, or how I have to remind myself that our children are not actors in some play and how they won't be directed by anything we do or say, and how we have to let them go their way, it's pointless to hold on to yesterday.

(No matter how old they get ~ isn't this the way we remember them?)

But then I thought long and hard about this daughter of mine and I could think of no better gift to give than this...

(This is a song her FarFar used to sing to her.)











...and this:

Remember when our boy was obsessed with vacuuming?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATIE!
Love,
Mommy


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMY!
Love,
Jayden

And I want to wish a Happy Birthday to Debbie, the teacher I used to work with, she became a very treasured friend during those years. We spent many joyful moments together in that Kindergarten class, and we also weathered some very heartbreaking moments together.
'Love you, Deb!