Roast of ...I mean Toast to Maris

Now that you are older and have better things to do...
  

Stuff we don’t HAVE to do anymore…
Watching the ‘shightersand drawing in the park, pop-tarts and hot chocolate and cartoons in the morning , Jurassic Park Fridays, driving around listening to opera (before you discovered Rock and Roll), dressing up as Barney and Baby Bop, cooling down the French Fries out the window of the car , being bashful...

Do you remember wading piggyback across the ditch at the store property to plant flowers for Leo…?

It did my heart good tonight to have you come sit in my lap and remind me of how it used to be…

...like coloring Frosty on my birthday.

My observations of you...

Concert---You looked Elegant   
Slicked back hair, Porcelain Skin

Basketball---Poised and calm---
or at least you seem to be?

Dad’s greatest fear---

Another man
will give you your Heart desires…
ie: Black Horse , Sparkie dog,Truck
Um Lorne,I think she wanted REAL ones?

Your Mom and Dad had the same situation when they were dating and they were as young as you are now…many mornings we woke up to a Chris Mostad sleeping on the couch!

Everyone adult here today has been where you are…

Late nights, sleeping in, quarrels with your parents, MANY phone calls, etc (and I guess even some police records?)

(Except maybe Grandma and Grandpa…AND Larry.  They are probably too old to have had phones and cars! )

Remember...you are our Princess!

Swedish Princess Torte
A specialty said to be often baked to celebrate a girl’s 16 birthday!

http://longstrom.com/recipes.htm

I will always LOVE you...
Your 'Gickie' (who has tried to be everything she could to you!)