tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post5664939466288091098..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: happy birthday lexie!stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-63489498867653555002009-11-01T14:03:31.155-05:002009-11-01T14:03:31.155-05:00hello bee - thanks for all of this. lexie is sitti...hello bee - thanks for all of this. lexie is sitting right on the cusp - chronologically and experientially between childhood and adulthood. she carries and values features from both. she has a strong sense of herself that isn't arrogant or brash but confident. i love that in anyone. oh i could prattle on and on about her . . . . . . stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-82416312020870650382009-11-01T11:19:16.876-05:002009-11-01T11:19:16.876-05:0013 is such an interesting time: one foot in adult...13 is such an interesting time: one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. There is such a look of shining happiness in her eyes; my birthday wish for Lexie is that she never loses it.<br /><br />(LOVE that poem; I remember it from Hannah and Her Sisters.)Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-29713373861584227932009-10-31T14:47:49.037-04:002009-10-31T14:47:49.037-04:00Hope the birthday girl had a great day.
I love th...Hope the birthday girl had a great day.<br /><br />I love that poem also, it has a special place in my heart.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-65505779208996659472009-10-29T18:39:27.235-04:002009-10-29T18:39:27.235-04:00What a beautiful girl! Lots of Happy Birthday wis...What a beautiful girl! Lots of Happy Birthday wishes for her...but she already has the best kind of present: you for her Dad.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-7062838863066435482009-10-29T18:03:56.961-04:002009-10-29T18:03:56.961-04:00hello joanna, i know your right because i have lov...hello joanna, i know your right because i have loved every stage and i miss every stage as it passes behind us. but it amazes me as i watch my children grow inside and out, that they are who they are despite all i might think or wish. i love that in fact. it gives me tremendous hope for the future!!!!! have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-85741217812131502222009-10-29T18:01:16.209-04:002009-10-29T18:01:16.209-04:00hello friko - thankyou. i did!!!! stevenhello friko - thankyou. i did!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-15156934710159285762009-10-29T18:00:55.254-04:002009-10-29T18:00:55.254-04:00hello farmchick - thankyou. it's easy to be ge...hello farmchick - thankyou. it's easy to be generous in my comments and love for my children. i'm very very blessed. truly i am! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-25722854725884167292009-10-29T18:00:16.794-04:002009-10-29T18:00:16.794-04:00ah ellen thankyou so much. stevenah ellen thankyou so much. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-12182032739287204842009-10-29T17:59:55.393-04:002009-10-29T17:59:55.393-04:00wow abe what a sweet thoughtful comment!!! i love ...wow abe what a sweet thoughtful comment!!! i love being a dad - deeply - and i really wish to be a grandparent some day. not for a while mind you but some day. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-46233494575658430922009-10-29T17:58:55.706-04:002009-10-29T17:58:55.706-04:00oh willow thankyou!!! she says that too although i...oh willow thankyou!!! she says that too although i know i could bring more into her life - she just isn't ready for it or even wanting what i have in mind some of the time and that's the beauty of children. they make you think about what you think about!!!! sweet evening at the manor willow. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-56653152108713977892009-10-29T17:57:40.807-04:002009-10-29T17:57:40.807-04:00barry - i respect all people but when the role is ...barry - i respect all people but when the role is captured in a descriptor like doctor or sir or mister - well something bigger is lost. rick has brought my two children in this mariage into the world and is a cyclist who bikes to and from work - thirty km a day, wears squeaky duck shoes into the labour room, and is one of those guys who seems sleepy, hasn't shaved but knows his game and plays hard. his line "hey you got a girl!" was one of my all time fave moments in my life!!! have a peaceful day barry. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-83495551249281841842009-10-29T17:51:28.472-04:002009-10-29T17:51:28.472-04:00reay - the picture doesn't tell you how tiny s...reay - the picture doesn't tell you how tiny she is - sixty two pounds and ultra slinky in her dance and gymnastics. she is not competitive - can't stand it and runs from it, but she loves to move her body. she is very kind and loving and oh so affectionate. she loves animals and plants and very loves her dad even though she is finding me stranger and stranger as her eyes open wider and wider!!!! i love her so big!!!! i really hope i can push her a little further away from just left of the middle which is where she finds her balance at this point.have a sweet dc evening reya. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-72190492428796358362009-10-29T17:48:21.646-04:002009-10-29T17:48:21.646-04:00hello phoenix!!! she gets her outer loveliness fro...hello phoenix!!! she gets her outer loveliness from her mum - and i see a lot of me in her inner goodness. can i say that?! oh well i did. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-85626152989167159162009-10-29T17:47:28.248-04:002009-10-29T17:47:28.248-04:00hello jinksy and thankyou! oh, and thankyou again!...hello jinksy and thankyou! oh, and thankyou again!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-6397318742807893722009-10-29T17:46:55.848-04:002009-10-29T17:46:55.848-04:00susie hemingway thankyou!!!!! it was cool for me a...susie hemingway thankyou!!!!! it was cool for me as steven to place my daughter and the cimmings poem so near to each other. i can still remember the first thrill of his writing in the same way as i can remember the first thrill of knowing i was a dad to a girl. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-16755075078731290052009-10-29T17:45:59.987-04:002009-10-29T17:45:59.987-04:00hello golden west - i can remember the moment i wa...hello golden west - i can remember the moment i was given her by "rick" the doctor. i saw her eyes and fell in love! i'm still messed up. i love every stage of her life - some are confusing, some are beautiful, some are exhausting, some are messy - all are amazing. honestly they are!!! i can't imagine seeing her leave but that's what i wish for us - when the time and space is right. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-13517591434701932582009-10-29T16:28:45.683-04:002009-10-29T16:28:45.683-04:00Ah, the years surely fly by. My own daughter turn...Ah, the years surely fly by. My own daughter turned 30 this year and it seems like such a short time ago she was 13, too. Enjoy, Steven, as she blossoms even further.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-65632947448221729242009-10-29T16:08:29.196-04:002009-10-29T16:08:29.196-04:00Beautiful young lady, and a wonderful poems by e.e...Beautiful young lady, and a wonderful poems by e.e.cummings too!Susie Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936508273837230613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-51603811361560326522009-10-29T15:27:59.111-04:002009-10-29T15:27:59.111-04:00Happy Birthday Daughter and congratulations Dad on...Happy Birthday Daughter and congratulations Dad on your post!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-30378430081945729792009-10-29T14:29:14.864-04:002009-10-29T14:29:14.864-04:00She looks so bright and shiny--just a lovely girl....She looks so bright and shiny--just a lovely girl. Our children's birthdays are such poignant times. Remembering their birth and seeing the incredible growth they accomplish and thinking about what's ahead for them. Happy Birthday to Lexie--and to you Steven and to Lexie's mom (it's a birthday for you two as well).Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449827163911239893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-11348213929699891762009-10-29T12:54:30.283-04:002009-10-29T12:54:30.283-04:00hey, proud dad, you have a beautiful daughter.
gi...hey, proud dad, you have a beautiful daughter.<br /><br />give her a hug and a birthday wish from Friko.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-42948821817697880612009-10-29T12:06:07.097-04:002009-10-29T12:06:07.097-04:00Lovely tribute to your daughter and a very happy b...Lovely tribute to your daughter and a very happy birthday wish to Lexie.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-53925531655745095822009-10-29T09:49:57.810-04:002009-10-29T09:49:57.810-04:00Ah...the greatest gift.
Happy Birth Day to you an...Ah...the greatest gift.<br /><br />Happy Birth Day to you and Happy Birthday to Lexie.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73057986970773591822009-10-29T08:31:16.958-04:002009-10-29T08:31:16.958-04:00Alexia is a beautiful young girl and a whole life ...Alexia is a beautiful young girl and a whole life awaits her with all the joys, tears, and happiness of growing, and making grandparents out of dad and mom. <br /><br />Lovely post. Steven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-47979445148932138032009-10-29T08:26:56.456-04:002009-10-29T08:26:56.456-04:00Happy Birthday to your beautiful Lexie!!! She'...Happy Birthday to your beautiful Lexie!!! She's lucky to have you for a father, Steven. Enjoy the festivities of the day!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com