I'll admit it. I'm either hopelessly sentimental or a crazy pack-rat!
I had never thrown a greeting card away in the past 30+ years. During this time of isolation (March 2020) with the Pandemic raging, I took on the task of sorting through a large plastic bin of old greeting cards. There were Birthday cards, Anniversary cards, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Graduation, and even Halloween cards!
These cards weren't just what I personally had received, but a collection of what our entire household had received during the 1990-2000's. It took me 2-3 days of time to get through them all.
It was both a happy and solemn time to reminisce all those years through the cards. I came across many homemade cards and correspondence. There were also several poems I found that we had written to each other on our Birthdays. This is one posted below I wrote and gave to Jerry on his 58th Birthday...not so long ago. I will post a few more later on that were written by me and/or Jerry to our boys on their Birthdays...stay tuned.
Happy 58!
You were 26 on April 26th, and that was in 1984,
In '85, you chose your bride; oh, but there is more,
Your first son was born in '88,
Things were really going great,
In three more years, your family grew by one,
You had yourself another son,
The very next year you moved up North,
IBM promoted you and so forth,
In '94, how could it be?
There came along son number three,
Years and years have passed since then,
The boys have now turned into men,
Retirement 2013 came so fast,
A 33-year career now in the past,
To drive a truck was in the plan,
An 18-wheeler, not just a van,
Federal Express fulfilled that dream,
“I’m a professional driver now’, you beam!
But today you are turning 58,
The year you were born- what a date!
May the dreams you dream continue to come true,
And always remember:
We love you!!!
Tammy Harvey
Written: 4/26/2016
Awe! I love this. We miss Jerry and think of him often. 💙💙
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