My oh my where does time fly

Where was I in seventy two

Winter quarter was winding down

As I attended classes at MSU

A world away a child was born

Although I didn’t know

That in due time our paths would join

Into a family we would grow

I never knew your early years

Your teens we muddled through

As I learned to be a parent

Something I hadn’t planned to do

Your mother carried the heavy load

Set examples every day

By the time I had it figured out

You were off to college a coast away

A brief return then on your own

As your journeys then unfurled

With challenges and triumphs

As you struggled with the world

Many years are now behind us

Sunny days without a cloud

Lie ahead for us to cherish

Because you’ve made us really proud

Life has a way of working through

Reconciling the good and bad

I can’t believe you’re 40

Happy Birthday, Love, your dad