thoroughbreds and kois

It's a mixed feeling that the baby I was cuddling then is now a law student and 23 summers old. 1983 and 2006 seem to have flown in a whizz. Looking at the voluminous picures, one could just wonder. My Duday is an exraordinary kid. A Papa's girl all the way. She has strength of character and very great passion for knowledge. All the scenarios I've concocted envisioning her future are happening and I thank our Lord for allowing us, her parents, to accomplish that. But really, sometimes I feel very happy and sometimes fearful that she will have her own married life very soon. I could feel that lump in my throat, the accompanying heartache and threatening tears. But that's life everybody will traverse. All of us will leave our beloved families and raise our own. What's important is the fact that her mom, Everett and myself reared her to what she is now. We are so so so very very proud of her. Now that she's readying her future, our wishes never stop. Duday, we wish that you have great health and happy happy life. We pray to the Lord to continue showering you with His Blessings as He did to your parents. We love you very very much. . Happy 23rd birthday, sweetheart Papa and Mama