Happy Birthday PaPa!~

(this is me w/ my PaPa on the left)

My PaPa's birthday is actually on Valentines Day..kinda crazy I never really knew knew him but I think of him every Valentine's Day and every Year on my Birthday. If it sounds weird well it probably is his birthday is on Valentine's Day and he went to heaven so close to my birthday and I remember it so vividly. I was super young 3 days away from being 6 years old. Amazing how such a man could leave such a impact on such a little girls brain, but he was quite a man I do tell ya. Here is what I remember:

he was a big man (looks at his hands above)

he always stopped at the back kitchen sink to wash his hands

he never let me touch the TV NEVER

he was VERY dark complected-that has helped me out thanks PaPa!~

he always sat on the back porch in a black metal chair watching the pasture field

he never laughed much

he always sat at the end of the table for dinner and drank tea out of a green rippled glass

he kept his car spotless

he helped me eat a peach & showed me how to plant it :0) - that thing really grew too

he always let me ride the tractor with him

The ONE thing I remember the most is the man wore a full set of dentures and he would pop them out and put them back in his mouth several times and just laugh. It would scare me if not gross me out but he loved it! Now my dad does it to my kids ..LOL and my littles think they can take their teeth out of their head like that too.

You know... I think about all these things as I watch my dad with my kiddos and know they are making great memories too. So glad my kids call my dad PaPa and kept a great thing going.. Miss you PaPa and thank you for the wonderful memories.. I know you are keeping them all straight up there in heaven and will straighten the rest of em out when they get there... :0) Happy Happy Birthday to You !~