happy bday CA-MAN!

MARCH 14, 201 1 Dear Cameron Well another year has come and gone and just think you are a year older. The thing you learn about age is that you are only as old as you think you are. All I can say is enjoy where you are because it just doesn’t get much better. I sure hope that you have a fantastic birthday. I hope that work is going good for you and that you are enjoying your life. The birthday cake is not all it is cranked up to be. I am back at Drivers Education again so I can empathize with your schedule. I am up at 430 a.m. everyday during the week. Weekends not much different. Well keep smiling and celebrate being 39. May the Lords choicest blessings be with you on this very special day. Love you, DAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HEY there BIRTHDAY-BOY, I can't tell HOW MUCH THIS KILLS ME - not being able to be with you on your special day. I think I may just say that EVERY single year - but I really, really, really mean it - I miss being with YOU on March 14th - kind of a 'mother-son-thing' I'm sure!!! That's the HARDEST thing in the world as a mother being away and not being able to make you feel SUPER-SPECIAL - because you are just that to me, SUPER-SPECIAL kind of guy. I'm sure being a parent of a daughter you now know what that "parent-child" BOND feels like and that bond (for me) only grows stronger as the years go by! I've been thinking today of all the CRAZY/FUN times as you grew up and how special they are to me. Just glad we have our BRAINS (while they're still intact) to remember those days you were with us everyday. I've been thinking a lot the past few days of your mission to JAPAN and how you must be reliving some of your experiences there with the earthquake and all the news of the people. You've been through A LOT in your life and you're such a STRONG PERSON to have come through it the way you have. I'm SUPER-PROUD of you as my son, father of Leah, brother and grandson! You're EVERYTHING a mother could hope for in a kid - you simply have surpassed any expectation I could have for you! Always REMEMBER where you came from (your heritage) and remember SO MANY are looking to you for strength in such an uncertain world. You are lOVED and ADMIRED by so MANY - you may not be aware of it - but it's TRUE. Now, I just wanted you to know that I have a BIRTHDAY PRESENT for you HERE - you're going to have to pick it up when you come for Easter . . . I think you'll really like it! Dad and I were going to try and come down this past weekend and (((((SURPRISE))))) you for your BIRTHDAY and I we were going to HAND-CARRY it down - but our 'super-secret' planning didn't work out!!!!!!!! SO SORRY! I hope your dinner went well with Leah! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETHEART! TOTALLY MISS YOU. Love forever and ever - Mom