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Friday, December 5

Happy Birthday Stevie !

Today is Stevies 25th Birthday ! Happy Birthday Stevie!! It's hard to remember 25 years ago, being in labor with him,being childless until he came along. We always hoped we'd raised him right, and it looks like we did.
Stevie was special because he was the first grandchild on Steves' side, and the first in a long time on my side of the family. We got married very young, and a lot of family members thought we were too young, but they got over that when Stevie was on the way. The Peacemaker baby. He was so anxiously anticipated,....when I was 9 months along, I guess we had the audacity to go out. My parents,a sister,and a brother were on their way out to dinner and "happened" to drive by our apartment. When they noticed Steves car wasn't there, they drove up to the hospital [*only* 20 minutes away :X] to see if his car was THERE, if we'd gone into labor. I still laugh about that,the Baby Detectives.
Stevie was always a good baby,and a great kid. Aside from the normal kid stuff, [when he wasn't locking his 2 year old ass in the bathroom or trying to stab his eyes out with car keys] we never had too many problems with him, just the normal teen-age big-mouth stuff. He's a wise-ass.....he's always getting the jab in,or the last word. For example [and you KNEW I'd have one or more] I told you about my beloved soup and crackers. Stevie was here yesterday,hoovering his way around, and found my crackers. I walk thru the diningroom,and there's the open, brand new box of crackers, so I tell him "Oh NO you didn't leave that box open,go put it away". Oh,he put it way ok. I could not FIND the sucker this morning,...it was with the cereal :X I'm trying to open the box with one hand while drinking coffee with the other, and I canNOT figure out why the damn box won't open, I KNOW it's open, right? Until I look at it. Stevie closed it alright....and used half a dispenser of tape on the lid,taping it so well I thought I'd have to open it from the bottom. Wise-ass, I had to lol every time I thought about that today. And the rush hour speeding ticket...trying to convince me he was keeping up with rush hour traffic,and got a speeding ticket....until I realized rush hour traffic would be headed in the opposite direction he was headed in at that time of night. Nice try! Or, when he was 16 ,with a fresh drivers license.....he was working at Stop n Shop, so I gave him with a short list and my debit card, and asked him to bring stuff home with him. We had just sat down to dinner,and I asked him where the debit card was. He said "I don't know"...you can imagine the shriek I let out. He said he thought he dropped it in the Stop n Shop parking lot. I said GET UP and GET YOUR ASS back there and get it! So later on,I ask him, Stevie WHY did you leave the card and come home? And he said "Because you were making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner." HOW could I stay mad at THAT ? [well, I did, but I was shaking my head and smiling at the teenaged angst on the inside.]
I'm really proud of him because he is a stand-up guy, and a decent man. Sometimes you wonder when the kids are growing up,how your home life will influence their lives. Stevie saw the struggle his little brother had with his learning disabilities,and he saw the fantastic teachers Tony had,offering him support and guidance all though school. He heard me talking about the teachers I had,that I never forgot and love to this day. And Stevies Dad is the most patient, kind, loving man on the planet. So, was it any wonder that Stevie became a teacher? He has dual cert in Social Studies 7-12 and special ed 7-12 and teaches in our local district. We could not love him more or be more proud of him. Happy Happy Birthday Stevie!!

[pssssst....Stevie,...click the title of the blog. A link just for you! ]

Thank you for reading this far :O) This is my first year with the blog,and I wanted to be sure to blog about the people I love most. I still have a few birthdays and an anniversary to blog, but you're safe for now :o)
December 5th
-Bathtub Party Day
-Happy Birthday Stevie!!!!

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2 comments:

toypartman said...

My dear wife wants me to comment on this momentous occasion. 25 years and I can remember the night like it was yesterday. I had never been so scared in all my life and every aspect of that night was somehow ingrained in my memory never to be forgotten. I was only 23, was I ready to be a father? Ready or not, here he comes. Guess I was ready because against all odds, my son has done good for himself, real good. Thanks Steve, you made me a father and have a very Happy Birthday.

Shirla said...

Happy Birthday Stevie!