Sunday, June 20, 2010

My Daddy

My Daddy
-Devout Man of God
-Strong
-Hardworker
-Funny
-Big laugh
-Madly in love with my Mom
-Married almost 40 years to my Momma
-Friend to many
-Loves us kids and the grand girls
-Enjoys a good drive in the car
-Isn't afraid to cry (it's a Golden thing, I'm convinced)
-Famous saying "I'm always in a good mood, it's just sometimes I'm in better moods than others."
-Tells Steve  "Take care of my girls" each time we say goodbye.
-Tells the grand girls "You know your 'ole Grandpa loves you?"
-Asks me "You  know your 'ole Dad loves you?"
-Uncondionally loves each of us, no matter what path we chose in life.
-Just like my Grandpa (his Daddy)
-Poetic
-Funny text messages (sometimes poetic text messages, which are the best!)
-One of my favorite memories: my Dad laying in bed with when I was a kid and laughing and telling jokes before bedtime.
-Great spider killer (hahaha-I hate spiders.  He'd have to kill them for me as a kid)
-Washes the car almost every Saturday.  He loves a clean car.
-Early riser (again, it's a Golden thing, I'm convinced)
-Great cook (he learned to really bake while he was off work for a year)
-Picky eater ("You don't smear banana on a piece of bread and eat it therefore you don't eat banana bread")
-Good listener
-Retired after 20 some years of service as a phone repairman at AT&T
-Fabulous Uno, Scrabble, Yahtzee and Sorry player
-Giver of great hugs

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD!
Thank you for being who you are today.  Thank you for setting a great example for the boys and I as to what a husband should be like.  Thank you for everything you do to take care of Mom.  Thank you for loving me unconditionally.

I LOVE YOU!!
Shelly Bug

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