Hi sweet Paw-Paw, I sure will miss you. You are so funny and always coming out with the craziest things. I'm sure glad and thankful that I got to have that really good visit with you for 2 hours sitting on the side of the bed. I really enjoyed hearing all your stories from your younger days. You were a real bad ass youngster. Well we didn't get to go to Las Vegas yet but as soon as I see you again, we're gonna go. I want to tell you that I know how much you loved me and that I thank you for being my daddy for 34 years of my life. Thank you for always having confidence in me and believing that I could do anything. I was proud that I made you proud of how good I could paint. You said that I was better than some of the "professional" painters. That made my day. I will never forget the times we went to the camp at Mill Creek Park. That was so much fun. I loved it when you fished and liked watching you filet the fish and fry it up. Boy was it ever good. I will never forget how you talked about the "trout lines" you had to put out to catch those catfish. I thank you for all the times you joined in on family stuff even though I know you really wanted to be at home laying up in the bed watching your westerns. You always were ready to go home. You didn't like to linger. That's ok. I understood. Thanks for marrying our mother and taking on her six kids as your own. Thanks for painting the nursery when I was expecting Chad and for going along with me when I wanted 1 wall blue and 1 wall yellow. You were the best!!!! I love you very very much and I wished you were here so I could give you another hug & kiss and hang out with you some more. I hope it's ok that I talk to you everyday cause you know I will! I know you can hear me. Until we are together again ..... you will always be in my heart, my thoughts and always be a part of me. Bye sweet Paw-Paw. Bye sweet Daddy. I love you.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009