Shout out to Dear Ol' Dad! Happy Birthday!

Hey Dad!  This blogs for you.  It was your birthday on Monday and so I thought I would write you a birthday blog.  It's hard to believe you're 70.  I was telling Bryson and Brett the other day that I can remember just like it was yesterday when you were my age.  Time really does fly.  When I was younger I wanted time to fly. But the older I get the more I wish it would slow down because more than ever I realize that there really is only a finite amount of time that we will spend with each other here on earth.  That is why I really do cherish the time we spend together.

But I don't want this blog to be sad!  I want it to be happy!  So I started thinking about all the memories I have of you like:

1. How you would walk in from work, throw your keys on the counter, walk into the den, and without fail, say "Well hello gang.'

2. How you would sit in your favorite chair with a pocket full of snickers watching something on TV.

3. How you put your shoes on before you put your pants on.  I used to try to do that until Angie told me I was stupid.

4. How you would throw baseball with me in the front yard and make Ric Flair sounds when you snapped off a curve ball.

5. Your green "BERMUDA" shorts.

6. Your athletic socks and your Adidas tennis shoes.

7. Our talks on the way home from church in the yellow Toyota.

8. Our talks at the kitchen table fighting over the sports page.

9. Our trip to Dallas to watch the Cowboys play the Eagles.

10. Hearing you preach and thinking, "my dad can lay it down!"

11. Hearing you say, "Son, how many times do we have to go over this?"  Ha...I used to think this is the first time we've gone over it, what are you talking about?

12. Hearing you say "Dad Gum It!" every time a car pulled out in front of you.  Paris was the worst!  I thought you were going to blow a gasket.

13.  What a great father and friend you were to me every day of my life!

I could go on Dad.  I have so many great memories of our times together but you know how I feel about you.  I love you more than you know. I hope you had a happy birthday.  Here's to many more.

Your Son,

Blake