In honor of my Dad with his birthday, pending tomorrow I thought I'd write a few things I remember doing with him that made me smile. . . . Dad, you would have been 69 this year. I sure do miss you.
1. "working" in the garage with you
2. playing "horse" in the driveway
3. learning how to cook with whatever's in the fridge
4. throwing a frisbee (Although I was not very good) in the back yard.
5. you telling me I threw a football like a pro when I was about 7
6. sanding on that old Nomad
7. slicing my fingers with a chisel after you told me to be careful
8. You following me to all of my gymnastics meets and bowling tournaments
9. standing rather than sitting to watch either of the above events (I do this too by the way!)
10. taking a sip of your ice cold, salted beer after you'd mowed the lawn
11. teaching me how to fish
12. you had the same crooked finger point, just like Grama Weddel
13. teaching me to love math
14. teaching me an appreciation for old cars - especially those muscle cars. One day I'm going to own a '69 Camaro - you hide and watch!
15. Only forcing me to eat watermelon once - nope, I still don't like it!
16. Asking for the keys to the corvette when David was born (I don't actually remember this, but I know it happend!)
17. Going to swap meets
18. Going to work with you and taking that backgammon game with me so it looked like I was carrying a briefcase just like you.
19. playing cribbage
20. taking walks around the block
There are a million more, but I will save them for next year's tribute.
Love you, DAD!
