Always and forever...

...you will be my hero.

Two pocket plaid shirts, t-shirt, dress pants, brown frame glasses, Ford truck, scapula (or 2), religious cards in pocket and attached to truck visor, fastest typist ever (on an old manual), trucker, driver, green eyes ("so I can see in the dark like a cat" - your exact words), made in America (which got harder and harder to find), WWII Veteran (104th Infantry, Timberwolves), Purple Heart recipient, strong work ethic, entrepreneur, never complained (about anything), loved animals (especially cats and dogs), loyal, forgiving, optimistic, ready smile, teacher, friend, dad, grampa.

Missed. Oh, so missed.

I love you, Dad.

Happy Father's Day.

Donna Doo

To all the unsung heroes....

"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get."

~ Tim Russert

(my thoughts and prayers go out to the Russert family on this Father's Day weekend...)

He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn't afraid to go into the basement by himself. He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it. It was understood that when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He took lots of pictures ... but he was never in them.

~ Erma Bombeck wrote of her father

"He didn't tell me how to live;

he lived, and let me watch him do it."

~ Clarence Budington Kelland

Happy Father's Day to all the special men in my life,

Donna

Comment Reply to Annie: Yes, that is me with my dad in the top photo, and my girls with hubby in the second photo! I loved your "mini-me" line!