It's Father's Day and I'm missing my dad..... It's been over 31 years since we've celebrated a Father's Day with him. My husband has never met him. That's so sad to me because they're a lot alike and would have been great friends, I'm sure.This is a picture of my dad in Egypt during WWII. Wasn't he just the most handsome fella??? He actually got better looking with age and still had great muscles until the very end! HOLY COW!!! And, he NEVER exercised!
My dad was always teaching me something, but my favorite story is about honesty. You can TELL your children things all the time, but somehow it's the little things that really are embedded in their character. We were grocery shopping....not using a grocery cart, my dad was carrying everything. He paid. We got to the car and he realized he still had the bananas tucked under his arm. He didn't give me a speech about going back to pay. He just did it. I must have been about 6-7 at the time and I remember it as though it was yesterday.
And, this is my MUFFIN and my little guy.....I just had to get a shot of them that day. Every single time the little guy came my sweet hubby would take him outside, walk around and let him touch nature. Isn't that just soooo sweet??As I've said, my DH isn't my daughter's father, but is ALWAYS there for her and for Brett. He never calls them "my wife's grandson" or my stepdaughter. He always calls them his. They love him so much! My sweetie was there, waiting with us, when my grandson was born and is always TOTALLY there for him now. Often, when my daughter and I go shopping, my hubbs cares for this little guy.....from the time he was a tiny baby!!! He's even kept him overnight when my daughter and I have gone to do something girlie....read: SHOPPING!!
He'll run and do ANYTHING for them. It's just amazing and makes my heart so happy! We are so blessed. My daughter's father loves them but just doesn't have the capacity to show them or be there for them and this wonderful fella has so taken up the slack and given them what they need.
I love you Muffin! I am so happy you belong to us!
You're just the BEST!
Kisses from the Missus.... (my standard signature) :-)
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Father's Day! And, if you've lost your sweet dad, my heart goes out to you and I'm sending you a big hug!
