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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
9:18:00 PM EDT

Happy 23rd Birthday to My Favorite Nurse


Don's oldest, Chloe, is 23 tomorrow.  She has exciting plans, all day, thanks to her new husband, David.  Daddy was not included in these plans (Don: sniffle "my baby" sniffle).  Realistically, Don works mostly 12 hour days, so..
 
Chloe is a very sweet girl, so she felt badly that Daddy was so vocal about being out of the loop of his itty bitty  23 yr old daughter's birthday plans. Suck it up, Don. We are old.  They are young.  What are we going to do, stand around holding the candle?
 
Chloe was not born to him 23 years ago, but rather chosen by him 21 years ago.  Her mom (Don's future wife) worked for him.  A bachelor who was never going to have children because they get sick on boats (not Chloe, she's often been his rider in races), but he was soon following her mom around. Hey, she sure is a beautiful little girl.  Can I hold her?  Oh, she is so cute.   Uhm, why didn't you bring the baby today???  I think your baby likes me better than you (arrogant bast**d).
 
When Don married her mom he bought Chloe little diamond earrings & asked her to be his daughter. 
 
She whimpered during the ceremony because Don always held her in crowds so he picked her up & she stayed with him thru the vows.  Then she said: My Daddy, Yay!   Yay, indeed. 
 
Chloe was a quiet, slightly lonely child in grammar school (the anti-Chicklet), & Don decided to throw her a BIG 10th birthday party(anxiety attack for her, fear of being accosted by acquaintances).  None of the kids showed up, they really didn't know her....  So Daddy told her there'd been a change in plans & he'd called off the party at the last minute because he wanted to spend the whole day with his sweetheart.  Oh, she knew, but loved him more for it.  They had a wonderful day, the way she'd rather, just with dad(until now, boo hoo, she's 23 & married. get over it Don).
 
Chloe lived with Don for a while after the divorce so Daddy wouldn't be lonely. He never ate so many blueberry pancakes with warmed butter (her specialty) in his life.  She packed him lunches with I Love You, Dad notes.
 
People get all fussy & sniffy when you say favorite child(not Chicklet, she says:  I know you like Chloe better; sorry I am not going to be that nice all the time just to be first ), but they are surely the closest in the family.
 
Happy Birthday to Don's first, perfect, beautiful little girl, all grown up. Your Dad says you taught him to be a good father, a decent braid maker (although they looked crooked in pictures to me) & a supreme doll fixer.  He learned to sleep with your 16 stuffed animals, a puppy, a wee wee doll (gives new meaning to wet spot), & to wake on weekends before 3pm.  OK, you've never had diapers changed by him, but he did name 3 boats after you; to your Dad, that is true love.  And you are truly, deeply loved, always.
                                                       


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