Happy 44th Birthday

November 20, 1980 was a snowy morning. We left home a little after 8 AM. The hospital was barely a block away from our house.

I was told oooops baby isn’t in a good position so you could be here all day.

Guess you heard that declaration, got into a good position, then everything happened fast? Guess you decided you’d surprise us.

You were born at 10:10 AM.

My mom came out to help.

Looking at this photo of my mom holding you, I realize my mother (68) is just 4 years younger than I am now.

Love to you on your birthday.

Love, Ma

Grandma holding Matthew

Happy 48th

Dear Mark,

You don’t remember. I’ll never forget.

How I became a mother 48 years ago !

May your birthday be the start of a happy new year. ❤️

Love you,

Mom

Yes, I still have that ceramic planter I was given 48 years ago you can see in the Ireland Army Hospital window sill

May 19, 2024

Happy 18th Michael

Happy 18th Birthday Michael
A happy day when you were born
Everyone loves you, Michael Joseph.

Love, FF Ruthie

Through the Years since 1976

Happy Birthday Mark!

Love you,

Mom

May 26,1976
1977
HS graduation 1994
May 1998
September 2011
2019 Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museum Dec 2022

They say it’s your birthday

They Say It’s Your Birthday

Happy Birthday Dear Mark, May your birthday be the start of a happy new year. Love, Ma

Sunday May 22, 2022 on the right

May Your Birthday be the Start of a Happy New Year

From the archives of birthday posts.

Happy 41st!

Love, Ma

From the archives

I think my face says it all. Happy you were born!

USMC 246th Birthday

The United States Marine Corps celebrates 246th birthday on November 10th.

Proud mom of my son Mark

Bottom left: his wife Erika at Birthplace of Marine Corps, Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. Bottom center: Commissioning Day 1998 Bottom right: at his Unit in Hawaii 2000 Top right: Mt. Fuji 1999. Center right: 2Lt arriving in Okinawa

The Marine Hymn. https://youtu.be/sSRlQPD6Xiw

Bicentennial Baby’s Birthday

Born May 26, 1976

Happy Birthday Mark ❤️ love, Mom

With my parents
Philadelphia June 1976
With his family 2019

My Dad Bought These Shoes in 1994

On the way to Christmas Eve, my son showed me his shoes.  “Grampa bought me these shoes   in 1994.”

 Mark told me he wore them to his high school, college and grad school graduations. He wore them at the baptisms of each of his 4 children.

He proposed to his wife in these shoes.

Mark added the burgundy laces for Xmas  and he showed me the socks I knit him for his 40th birthday.  It was sweet to hear the story of his shoes.

This morning he said they are Johnston & Murphy Conrad wingtips.

25 year old shoes