Rumors abound.
Gossip galore.
We can't figure out
What to believe any more.

A party is planned --
or so we've been told.
But the age numbers ... er ... high
and You're not that old!

'Cause a kid in your heart
You always will be,
Never seeming to age,
Just playing blissfully.

Still a punster, a jokester,
A funster, a clown,
Always a big smile --
Never a frown.

The way you live life
With humor and heart,
Just a kid playing jokes
Not just any old fart!

And, since age is all mental,
(You can choose, we've been told)
You can act how you feel
So You'll never be old!

Yeah, well, maybe old-er,
But, hey, what's the fuss?
Cause you'll never seem 80 --
More like 0-8 to us.

We wish we could party
With you on your day.
But, our family's coming
So at home we must stay.

So, accept, please, our love
And our thoughts in this letter.
'Cause from where we are standing
There's not a friend better.

Happy B-Day.

- Ed & Elaine

PS. Maybe you could forgive us for the "old fart" thing, huh?!