Birthday #2

Happy Birthday Mark! My firstborn son turns 21 today! I can hardly believe it. It seems like yesterday he was just starting school. I will never forget how upset he was when he came home after the first day of Grade 1 because the teacher had not given him any homework. The frustration grew as the week progressed, and finally on the fourth day with STILL no homework, I had to agree to give him some! I can still hear him saying to me "Mummy, HOW will I get smart if the teacher doesn't give us any homework?" He was sooo keen, and I can remember praying that it would last as he progressed through the later years of school.... I'm proud to say it HAS lasted and he is still a good student, now in his third year of Science at Dal. He spent most of his Spring Break last week researching and writing a paper for his Transgenics class. His hard work is paying off with top marks.. can you tell I'm a proud Mama?

The photo above is one of my favs from last August when "TSN Sportscentre" was in town to broadcast live from Fredericton Junction, one of the winning communities in the Kraft Celebration Tour. Mark was happy to pose with TSN celebs Dan O'Toole and Jay Onrait at the Opening Celebration of the Tri County Complex. Today Mark will be engrossed in another big sports event- watching Canada play in the Gold Medal hockey game. I sure hope they give him a GOLD performance....
Happy Birthday Mark.. I love you...

Believe!
Linda

It's always nice to wish the best to someone who really is!