Twenty Years Ago Today....

"The only difference between the men and the boys is the size of their feet and the price of their toys!"

Happy 20th Birthday, Daniel Evin!!!!!!!!!!!

What does twenty years mean to you? It's two decades...a whole generation. In 1920, my grandfather was born. In 1940, my dad was born. I was a tad late in '62, and then in 1986, I had my firstborn son.

Now he is twenty, and I am feeling old.

I will not bore you with how much I love him and what a wonderful young man he is. You either know him or you don't; you care or you don't.

However, if any young man ever deserved a birthday tribute, Dan is the man!

Once upon a time, there was this mommy who gained 55 lb. in her first pregnancy. Her doctor had a heart attack. (Not literally.)

(Yes, that is my literal tummy.)

After 9 months of ingesting Breyers chocolate ice cream, (which is why the boy loves it so much, she is sure...)

...she endured 18 hours of horrible labor, during which the preacher's wife (bless her soul), who was standing in as her substitute mother for the day, did everything in her power to coerce the baby out. All attempts to urge baby to come naturally failed, and a c-section was performed. Daniel Evin was born at 10:22 p.m. He weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 inches long. His mother woke from her first major surgery and was informed that the girl she was expecting was actually a healthy baby boy! She was in shock, but recovered and took him home.

As all babies do, he grew...

and grew....

and grew...

and grew some more....

(He's the big Lurch-looking guy on the left!)

He did not really change much through the years.

He has always loved music

and football,

and basketball,

(He's the big Lurch-looking guy on the right!)

and wearing his hat the wrong way.

He has always been scholarly...

been a messy eater,

and loved his brother Sam dearly.

Now, her little man is all grown up! The boy who loved his Mama so much now has a new, lovely lady in his life.

He is happy! She is happy! All that makes Mama happy, too! He has made his mother proud, mainly because he is striving to live the life of a Christian.

Speaking of happy...

Have a very, very Happy Birthday, Daniel, and remember I always love you, and I hope you live happily ever after!

The End

Love, Mom