Monday, April 27, 2009

HAPPY 70th DAD!

WE SPENT THIS SUNDAY CELEBRATING MY DADS 70TH BIRTHDAY. AFTER THE NIGHT WAS OVER I CAME HOME AND SPENT A GOOD LITTLE BIT CRYING AND FEELING SO SAD THAT THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE HIS LAST BIRTHDAY. TODAY THOUGH AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE FUN PICTURES I TOOK OF HIS BIRTHDAY, I JUST FEEL GRATEFUL! GRATEFUL THAT I WAS RAISED BY SUCH AN AMAZING MAN. GRATEFUL THAT BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS HAVE PICTURES WITH HIM THAT I'LL CHERISH FOREVER. THEY MAY NOT EVER KNOW HIM THE WAY I WISH THEY WOULD BUT I DON'T EVEN HAVE PICTURES WITH 3 OF MY 4 GRANDPARENTS SO I CONSIDER THEIR PICTURES WITH MY DAD PRICELESS. I'M GRATEFUL PLAIN AND SIMPLE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND 22 OF MY DADS 70 YEARS OF LIFE WITH HIM! GRATEFUL FOR THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE, THAT OUR FAMILY IS AN ETERNAL ONE. THATS THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS PEACE TO MY HEART WHEN I THINK OF THE FAST COMING DAY WHEN WE'LL HAVE TO LET HIM GO. ANYWAY ENOUGH SAD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD YOU'RE AN AMAZING MAN I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES AND I'M SURE I'LL SAY IT A MILLION TIMES MORE! I LOVE YOU!
THE BOOK OF MY DADS LIFE, MY SISTER AND I MADE FOR HIM!


MY DAD MADE SURE TO GET A NICE BIRTHDAY KISS FROM MOM, IT HAD US ALL LAUGHING PRETTY HARD. HE WAS CONFUSED WHEN HE WAS BLOWING OUT HIS CANDLES AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE FROSTING FLOWERS WERE CANDLES OR NOT, BUT MAN WHEN IT CAME TO GETTING A BIRTHDAY KISS HE HAD NO PROBLEM KNOWING WHAT TO DO :)
ME AND ALL OF MY SIBLINGS BUT ONE WITH OUR DAD. WHAT A GOOD DAY!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's awesome. Your dad is great, and is so lucky to have you guys. You are so good to your parents. I love the pix, and the book is great. We did one of those for my grandparents last year, and they are awesome. What a great memory.

Anonymous said...

Your dad truly is an amazing man. It makes me cry to read your posts about him. I am glad you all got to be together. My sister was lucky to marry into your family and have your dad as an example.