Happy Birthday! Gideon Dungey

Yeap, Thirty-one today, you are so old, man. So old, but us even elder folks love you anyway.

Dear Gideon, I guess you are 31 today, Happy birthday! Hope you are
celebrating, and having lots of fun! Glad you will be, or are in
Hawaii!
 I remember in 1977 (I think I'm right on the date)when my father and
China were there at my house, and Joy and Jerry were here too (Sherry
was born in 1976). China and I and Joy were in the kitchen at the table
talking. (the men were in the living room). When China said casually,
that it was great that your folks were adopting. They had heard it at
Earl and Kum Cha's, They were living, I'm sure, in Oklahoma. I sat
there and cried with joy, while Joy got up and said"What are you crying
about, Mom?" and I told her and we all were so happy together. I could
hardly wait to tell Don.
 Then in February or March, Earl called from Denver, you arrived with a
bunch of babies, all of them were crying, except you, you were smiling.
They took you with them to the hotel, and they called Don and I, and I
could hear you babbling like babies do. You were nine months old,
they'd known they were getting you when you were 4 months old, but all
the paper work etc. was what held it up. As soon as we heard, we
started our way west to see you. It took us one or two days to arrive
to Oklahoma.  you were such a happy baby. Already at that time, you
would hold onto you Dad's knees and walk holding on to him, you were so
cute! After that we had many times when we were privileged to be with
you and your parents. It was always fun... Remember when we traveled in
Europe together? And the travel guide to London complimented you for
being so well behaved.... (and you were only 4 years old)... Having
children is wonderful, having grandchildren is so much fun. Having
great grandchildren is the decorations on top of the frosting on the
cake. (frosting is grandchildren, children is the cake). Anyway happy
birthday,enjoy, enjoy!
 lots of love, hugs and kisses,   Grandma