Happy Birthday Caroline

19 years ago today, after 5 years of infertility, two surgeries, one miscarriage, and 2 and 1/2 days of on and off labor a beautiful little girl came into the world with a blank slate! Her name had years before been picked out..Caroline Erin. She started to fill that blank slate from day one..jaundice! Then there was colic, then as she got older severe asthma, not a healthy little one. But a spit fire. She never stopped, she talked, she danced, she sang and she laughed. She had a million and one ear infections and probably ended up with some of her language learning issues from that as well as dyslexia! But still she strove on. Nothing stopped her. If someone told her she couldn't do it, well then she did! She worked hard to learn to read and write, and struggled with math, but could she sing and entertain. Soon she grew older, and started to really perform on real stages, her voice soaring with each new instructor, or director. She strived for perfection in her studies working to maintain grade point averages that we really never thought were possible considering her early difficulties. She would not let anything stop her..the slate started to fill with accomplishments and honors, and before we knew it she was off to college. A school had recognized her gifts and said "come study here...that slate is now fillling with new and exciting accomplishments and adventures..it is only 19 years full, not anywhere near my 47 or Don's 50 but those 19 years have given me more joy than I could ever imagine and I can not wait to see what she does with the rest of that empty slate. Happy Birthday Care. Love Mom