Written by Derek Coward on July 25, 2009
Happy Birthday Jaymie
BirthdayKeeping with the tradition of me posting birthday wishes late, my oldest child Jaymie turned 27 this week. That makes me feel older than all the aches, pains and gray hairs combined. But that’s a good “old” feeling. She has always had the uncanny ability to make me feel old for no reason. Once I
Written by Derek Coward on July 25, 2009
Happy Birthday Aunt Cheryl (belated of course)
BirthdayJuly 19 is the birthday of my Aunt Cheryl. She wasn’t at home when I called her, but luckily we live in the Future Age of Technological Wonders and I was able to reach her on her cell phone. Our conversation was very quick, less than a minute quick, but the high points were “Happy
Written by Derek Coward on March 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Gabryale Jordan Franklin-Smith
BirthdayOK, I am a pretty bad grandfather. My first (and so far only) grandchild had her 1st birthday on March 2, 2009. Unfortunately, last year when I added her birthday to my various calendars, I put down March 3. So not only was a day off, but then I turn around and forgot to put
Written by Derek Coward on February 14, 2009
Happy Birthday, Araya
BirthdayMy step-daughter Araya Marie Noe turned 10 on February 13, 2009. Tomorrow, we are taking her to Chuck E Cheese for a birthday party.
Written by Derek Coward on February 12, 2009
My grandmother knows about the website
NewsMy mother has taught my grandmother how to get on the internet. At first it was just to read email, but they have now graduated to lessons on Google. Since the first result on a vanity search for “Ansonia Walls” is this site, it is pretty hard to miss. Welcome.
Written by Derek Coward on February 10, 2009
Happy Birthday, Devin Ponder
BirthdayI finally remembered to post birthday wishes on the birthday in question. My brother Devin turns 21 today. Even though his name is Devin Darnell Ponder, I have almost always called him Billy. Before he was born, I was sitting around with my mother and stepfather, talking about names for the baby. My stepfather (who
Written by Derek Coward on February 10, 2009
Happy Birthday, Jazmyn Franklin
BirthdayTo keep up with the running theme, as a website owner, I am a horrible father. My youngest daughter Jazmyn had a birthday on February 8 and I forgot to blog about it. In my defense, I spent a great deal of the morning with her, so I wasn’t completely neglectful. She turned 19, so