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 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
Written by Derek Coward on February 10, 2009
Happy Birthday, Charles Coward
BirthdayAs a website owner, I am a pretty bad brother. My younger brother Charles had a birthday on February 3 and although I called him, I completely forgot to announce it on the site. Charles currently lives in Washiington DC, so I don’t get to see him as much as I would like, but as
Written by Derek Coward on January 21, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dwight Kennedy
BirthdayWith a lot of my attention focused on the inauguration yesterday, I completely forgot to do a post congratulating my nephew Dwight on his 18th birthday. I did however remember to relay birthday wishes to him through my mother and youngest brother. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to actually talk to him. This is
Written by Derek Coward on January 10, 2009
Happy Birthday, Ansonia Walls
BirthdayEven though there is very little chance that she will ever read this, I want to make sure that I wish my grandmother Ansonia Walls a happy birthday. If I recall correctly, she was actually born Stephia Ansonia Walls, in Anderson, NC. My great-grandfather wanted to name her Andersonia, but my great-grandmother vetoed that idea