Growing up with Pa

My Father... what to say? He is great. He is loving, kind, soft spoken and always patient. I owe any "sweetness" that people see in me, to him. He has a sweet, kind heart. I don't believe I have ever heard him speak ill words of someone else. He is ever patient. It was near impossible to push his buttons growing up. You could not make him yell at you if you wanted to!

Some of my favorite memories of Pa are:

*always making the mistake of asking him 'silly' questions- like "what's for dinner?" He would reply things like "food". "what KIND of food!?" "good food". Oh how it would frustrate me!
*he was always working on something around the house. He was and is a hard worker. When I picture him, I picture him with a paint brush in his hands! haha
*He didn't talk to me a whole lot. He was always kind of quiet, but I thought it funny that when I brought around some of my first boyfriends he talked to them like I had never heard before! He just talked and talked and talked. Guess he wanted to make sure I was dating good boys ;)
*Always loving my mom. He set a very good example of how a man should treat his wife. He was always respectful and always gave her a kiss when he came home from work. I would sometimes find 'secret' love notes to my mom from him. They of course made me want to gag, but at the same time it was good to know that he loved her and still does love her with his whole heart. Because of him, I now have a superb husband that also treats me like a queen. I expected nothing less then the best!
I love you Dad. Thank you for being the best Dad ever! Love you so much!!