Written by Derek Coward on July 26, 2011
Today I Turn 44
BirthdayToday I turn 44. I’m pretty sure this is the age when a lot of guys start going through their mid-life crises. I already went through mine when I was in my early 20s, so I should be set. I’m still waiting for the day when I realize what I want to be when I
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 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.
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