Written by Derek Coward on November 1, 2009
Happy Birthday, Ma
BirthdayI have four children (Jaymie, Jazmyn, Araya and Stephen), two surrogate children (Jessica and Billy) and one grand-daughter (Gabryale). I wear bifocals, have arthritis and more gray hair on my chin than on the top of my head. And yet the one thing that really makes me feel old is a conversation I had with
Written by Derek Coward on October 29, 2009
Happy Birthday, Jessica Scott
BirthdayOut of all my nieces and nephews, I am probably closest with Jessica. She is around the same age as Jazmyn and we have always tried to include her in as much stuff as we could. So she has always been more like another daughter than a niece. Unfortunately, I don’t get to see or
Written by Derek Coward on October 24, 2009
Huge Disconnect Coming
NewsI get the bad feeling that a huge disconnect is coming between what Stephen knows and what the education system says he should know. This week’s reading words from his first grade class are (in no particular order): day red by eat here say car play He was bored with these words before I was
Written by Derek Coward on August 17, 2009
Happy Birthday, Stephen
BirthdayChances are really good that he will never see this post or even this blog, but a lot of the things that I do and say about him aren’t for his ears, they are to proclaim my love for him to the rest of the world. He is my youngest, but I have never
Written by Derek Coward on July 26, 2009
Happy Birthday, Me
BirthdayThanks to everyone who wished me well.