Today is my daughter's 31st birthday and I wanted to take a moment to recognize her in a special way. I wrote a little ditty for her. She has always fussed at me because I had not written anything about her and I could fill a book with stories of Kathryn alone....and who knows someday I just might do that.
The Story of a Life of Love
Thirty-one years ago, 1980, on June 23rd
Into this world a precious baby was born
Her name was to be Emma, but became Kathryn Leigh
And this pink little bundle gave a new life to me.
Waiting to celebrate were Peepaw and Granny
Doctor Stimpson was there and spanked her on her fanny.
Her daddy, a brother and sister were there
She had such a sweetest smile and a head of red hair.
From the moment of birth she had my heart in her hands
And was loved oh so dearly by all of the grands.
She was her Peepaws darlin’ and a munchkin to me.
To her daddy she was called Lil Miss Piggy.
Godparents Chuckles and Sue were so blessed
They loved her just like she was one of the rest.
I rocked her to sleep with Chattanooga Choo choo
She loved when I sang it and would always say whooo whoo.
Her favorite song was Mighty Like a rose
I’d sing it and then kiss her tiny turned up nose.
We traveled a when she was two, four, or six
We all had a ball and our time together - fantastic.
She swam like a fish from the time she was three
And her favorite past-time was playing Barbie.
She loved being in church and being with friends
She is a blessing and the joy, it never ends.
New Kids on the Block her favorite group
She kept up with them and knew all the scoop.
She would dance with abandon and sing harmony
And life with this child was a blessing to me.
At birthdays she and Jill would become the bow girls
Wearing their bows with the sparkles and curls.
They posed for pictures and rode in the boat
They swam in the lake or they’d lay there and float.
She was my change girl in three different schools
She adapted so nicely and learned all the rules.
First HHS, then Dadeville and finally at Radney.
At her first sock hop she was as cute as cotton candy.
We spent lots of time with the Prices in K’ville
Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, remember the still?
Remember P. Forge and the trip with the flood
We stayed in the cabin man this trip was a dud.
You came with me to school during each summer
Most kids would have thought that this was a bummer
You would clean and arrange my room nice and neat
You seemed to think this was a real grownup treat.
Then came the summer when you would get burned
That was a lesson I wish we’d never learned.
Our days were filled with debridement and pain.
I hated the sunshine and looked forward to rain.
Yet God really came through with a miracle or two.
And your legs healed so nicely and they looked brand new.
I remember changing your wraps and seeing burnt skin
And the smell is something I hope I never smell again.
Faculty Follies and traveling some more
Florida trips with Thompson were never a bore.
Remember the walk from the dock to hotel.
The pie in Jan’s face oh the stories we could tell.
Remember the graduations for Scott and for Jan
The Pacific Northwest and the back of the suburban
You named your section of the car Kathryndom
Old Faithful, Wyoming, and remember the gun?
Pacific Northwest was a great time you see….
But PEI with just the two of us was the best there could be.
The haunted feeling in Salem and the Seven Gables Inn
Neither of us slept and we locked ourselves in.
You would come to school with me during the summer
Most kids would have thought that this was a bummer
You would clean and arrange my room nice and neat
You seemed to think that this was a humongous treat.
Oh our trip to Cleveland and Helen and naming the baby.
Taking old fashioned photos and can’t forget Disney
Remember the Christmas trip with Eric and Sandy
Remember family reunions with Ramona and Mandy?
Having you Ben Russell was really a blast.
I hate it that those times well…they just did not last.
In New York we rode on the bus and saw sites
Being with you made this trip a delight.
We have shopped til we dropped both here and abroad.
Mackinaw, Frankenmuth, Italy, et al.
The huge trip to Bronner’s was really a site.
I can’t believe we were there….a day and a night!
We have shared many smiles, many miles, and some tears
You were always a constant o’er the past thirty plus years
You are more than my child you a friend, one of the best
I cannot wait to see what is in store and how you’ll be blessed.
I am proud of you munchkin, with your huge amazing heart.
And I knew that I would be right from the start.
I know God will bless you and make clear your way
Right now I must stop and say, Happy Birthday!
I love you, Momma
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