happy birthday, Dan-the-man!

Twenty-seven years ago our son Dan joined us on a snowy January night in Defiance, Ohio. We'd only lived there a month and knew almost no one. A kind next-door neighbor kept David all day on January 26. Once home, I settled in for a couple of frigid months, caring for two babies while Bill got his business started. Intense!

As he grew, we nicknamed him Dan-the-Man. What little boy isn't eager to become a man? He had spunk: life was never dull with Dan around!


not-quite-the-man 1986



It's a funny parallel: Dan's starting in the very same business now, with a wife and two babies counting on him. He's Dan-the-Man alright. And a fine husband, dad, son and brother, too.

Wishing you a very happy birthday, Dan, with love!



Dan with his girls