25 Years Ago Today....

Janice Bea was born.

Dearest Janice Bea,

Happy Birthday, to you Sweetheart.

As you turn twenty five, your Mom and I cannot help but look, not only at you, but at the two of us; and we come to a cold realization that we are growing old and even older. This is, of course, an inevitable progression of life, and nothing thinkable can be done to prevent it from marching on. We refuse to entertain the unthinkable. Instead, we hope and pray that we stay in this world a lot longer - even if we get to become a lot older - so that we can be around that much, to see you ( and your sisters and brother, and everyone else coming in the future) live your life. And it's not just to be of help if needed (you know that's a given), but to witness the successful and happy existence that we all pray, you are going to enjoy.

May the twenty five years of experience, so far, prepared you sufficiently to comfortably weather the next sets of twenty five years; and that the following twenty-five-year sets will provide you even better and more fulfilling life experiences.

In the meantime, may you have a Very Happy and Very Memorable 25th Birthday Celebration today - with Mommy's and Daddy's financial, help, of course.

Love,

Mommy and Daddy