Happy Dad...Happy Papa

We have the best Dad around! I have repeatedly said how he can do just about everything. He makes, he repairs, he designs, he cleans up, he paints, he...well, I think you get the picture. Fathers' Day gets hard to celebrate, for, when you get a little older, you don't need as much as you once did (though he will NEVER turn down a tool!), and when you need something, and you can afford and justify it, you get it. So, in our house, we celebrated with morning foot rubs, food, rest and relaxation, visits and phone calls. He ate fajitas for dinner

Doran and Danyel came by later and gave him the most gorgeous purple tie...

He was texted by Ethan as he traveled to...I think it was Wichita, Kansas...

And he talked to his sweet son...and his daughter on the phone. And, that sweet daughter gave him another gift...she had a desire...and our Dad/Papa is nothing but thrilled when help is needed...He kinda reminds me of Underdog...You remember, when he would say, "When _______'s in trouble, I am not slow. It's hip hip hip and away I go!"

And so, Dad/Papa did go. He had a student desk that belonged to our dear Grampa Ethan. He and Nathan filled the holes and sanded and readied it, and got it in the car to transport to Vegas (no small feat in a Crown Vic). He also saw that she had no bicycle, so he spent days piecing together one that would work AND not be too much a loss if someone did "decide they wanted it more". He patched and cleaned and oiled, and then put it into...you guessed it, the Crown Vic trunk. He was so happy he did it. Disappointment set in when, upon arrival, he saw one tire was not holding air, but, thanks to Mike, and Adam's sure help, that one was taken care of. And, to make the experience even better, he got to show Adam how he fixes a bicycle.

It was such a treasured time for him...helping and teaching. What a Dad! What a Papa! And what great kids and grandkids to give him just the gifts he LOVES to get.