Happy birthday, too you!!!
( in my best, not so good, singing voice!)
Yesterday Baby boy boiled crawfish for his
family to celebrate his Kd's birthday.
I did not write her a love letter, unusual for me,
so I decided, a love letter on the blog for
all those who follow to see.
MY DEAREST, DAUGHTER IN LAW, KD.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS CALL THIS
BIRTHDAY THE
DIRTY THIRTY.
I ALSO KNOW YOUR "DIRTY" CONSISTS MOSTLY OF
PUKE AND DIRTY DIAPERS.
LAST NIGHT, AFTER COMING HOME FROM
YOUR CRAWFISH BDAY PARTY
I REALIZED THAT THE FIRST TIME
I MET YOUR FAMILY WAS AT YOU 20TH
BDAY PARTY! IT WAS AT A RESTAURANT IN
BATON ROUGE, THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE,
BUT SO MANY OF YOUR FAMILY WERE OUT
TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY.
I KNEW BEFORE MY BB WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU,
THAT NIGHT I WANTED YOU TO BE HIS WIFE.
YOUR FAMILY ACCEPTED US ALL WITH OPEN ARMS
AND I FELT LIKE I HAD KNOWN YOU ALL FOREVER.
NOW, TEN YEARS LATER,
YOU ARE BB'S WIFE, YOUR FAMILY IS MY FAMILY AS WELL.
YOU HAVE THREE LITTLE GIRLS WHO ADORE YOU,
I CALL THEM MY GRAND GIRLS,
THEY CALL ME MUMSIE, THEY CALL YOU MOMMY.
SOMETIMES THEY SAY THAT LOVINGLY, SOMETIMES
IN A SCREAM VOICE SOMETIMES JUST IN
A TONE OF A CRY AND A LOOK IN YOUR EYES.
ALL THESE SAY, MOMMY TO YOU.
I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR
BEING ONE OF MY BETTER FRIENDS THROUGH
THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY BABY BOY,
WITH HIS CRAZY SENSE OF HUMOR AND
HIS SOMETIMES IRRITATED WAYS.
YOU GET HIM AS NO ONE ELSE DOES.
I LOVE WHEN I AM AT YOUR HOME AND ONE
OF THE GRAND GIRLS DOES SOMETHING
AND YOU BOTH ARE OVERJOYED OVER IT
AND I LOOK TO SEE YOU BOTH LOOKING
TO LOCK EYES WITH THE OTHER.
I LOVE WATCHING YOU BOTH ENJOY THOSE
GIRLS AND LAUGH TOGETHER WHEN THEY DO
SOMETHING SO VERY PRECIOUS.
MARRIAGE, IT IS NOT AN EASY THING
BUT COMMITMENT IS A NECESSITY FOR
ANY TO LAST. COMMITMENT EVEN WHEN ONE
MAY NOT DESERVE IT. A COUPLE NEEDS TO HAVE
THAT FEELING OF NO MATTER WHAT,
PRETTY, UGLY, SICK, SASSY, THE OTHER
IS GOING NO WHERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MOTHER YOU ARE
TO THE GRAND GIRLS. I SEE YOU IN ACTION.
SOMETIMES, WHEN BB IS AT WORK, I TRY AND
COME TO HELP YOU BATHE THE GIRLS,
I HEAR YOU DISCIPLINE THEM BUT HAVE
NEVER HEARD YOU LOOSE YOUR COOL WITH THEM.
I HAVE SPENT NIGHTS WHEN I WATCH THE CIRCUS
CALLED THREE LITTLE GIRLS UNDER THE AGE
OF 5, RUN ALL AROUND YOU, MAKING MESSES
AS THEY GO AND YOU NEVER LOOSE YOUR COOL.
YOU ARE FOREVER EITHER COOKING, CLEANING,
ROCKING BUT YOU ARE NEVER COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE GIRLS. LAST WEEK, I SLEPT THERE AND
AFTER HELPING YOU PUT ALL THE BABIES
TO BED AND I LAID TO SLEEP WITH BEAN,
I HEARD YOU, STILL AWAKE CLEANING HOUSE.
WHEN WE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING THAT
HOME WAS SPOTLESS. IT TOOK MAYBE 15 MINUTES
FOR THE GIRLS TO AWAKE AND MAKE
THEIR TYPICAL MESS, BUT FOR THOSE
15 MINUTES THE HOME WAS CLEAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WENT TO BED,
BUT AGAIN, NO COMPLAINING FROM YOU.
AS I GOT READY TO DRESS BEAN TO TAKE
HER TO SCHOOL, THERE WAS HER LITTLE
UNIFORM WASHED, FOLDED SMELLING FRESH AND
CLEAN. WHAT LUCKY LITTLE GIRLS....
YOUR MOM AND I ENJOYED KEEPING THE
GRAND GIRLS FOR THE NIGHT SO YOU COULD
GO TO SEE A CONCERT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
BUT BOTH OF US ADMITTED, YOU LOVE YOUR
LIFE BUT WE COULD NEVER DO WHAT WE DID
IN THAT LESS THAN 24 HOURS DAILY.
I AM PROUD WHEN I SEE YOU AND MY BB
WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO CREATE
THE FAMILY THAT YOU ARE.
I LOVE YOU KD, A FEW YEARS AGO YOU GAVE ME
A KEY CHAIN AND ON IT WERE THE WORDS,
"THANK YOU FOR RAISING THE MAN OF OUR DREAMS"
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
"THANK YOU FOR BEING THE WIFE AND MOMMY
I HAVE PRAYED MY BABY BOY WOULD SHARE
HIS LIFE WITH"
HAVE A GREAT AND WONDERFUL DAY MY SWEET,
WONDERFUL DAUGHTER IN LAW,
I LOVE YOU SO, SO BIG!
Happy Birthday Kd!!! :)
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