Well, to be pollitically correct, I had to give my Dad equal time in the memory department! LOL... so here are some memories about times spent with him...
Sunday with Dad
Matthew, when I was a little girl, every
Sunday my Dad would pick us up to spend time
with him. Memories of my Dad and
my childhood include, Spearmint Gum... your Papa
always chewed gum after he quit smoking. There
were so many trips to his favorite store... Kmart,
where it never failed... I would get lost, and I
would have to search and search for him! I would
get so upset! At Christmas time, Dad would give
us the change he had saved up all year in a cup in
his office, and he would take us shopping to Kmart,
and we would buy presents with all that change...
the poor girls at the check out counters used to
have to count out all that change!
Your Papa used to do really cool things with us,
like take us bowling, or to the movies,
roller or ice skating, skiing, we always had fun.
In the summer time, Papa had a boat,
he would take us out on it. It always seemed
to take hours to get it in the water,
and then the motors wouldn’t work or something,
and he would have to fiddle with it! They say the
happiest days for a boater are they day they buy
the boat and the day they sell the boat!
I can see why! Your Papa loved the movie
Fiddler on the Roof, he loved to sing the
song If I was a Rich Man! My Dad might not
have got to spend alot of time with us
but he always made sure it was QUALITY TIME.
Registered: July 2006 Location: Southern California High Desert Posts: 2163
Mon April 7, 2008 12:03am
Deb this is a beautiful page for Matthews Album. What great Memories you have of your Dad, those were the good old days Beautiful layout and journaling.
Registered: June 2006 Location: Paris France Posts: 14996
Mon April 7, 2008 3:00am
I love the page and all of the journaling. Those little things, the gum, the story about the cup of change...are all so wonderful. Those are the kinds of things we tend to remember, and that make us feel good...
Registered: September 2007 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5696
Mon April 7, 2008 7:43am
What a wonderful page and memory to share with Matthew! I love the journaling!
------------------------------ Margie
"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place." — Mark Twain
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Beautiful layout and journaling.
Robbi
(Furball's playmate!!)
