Father's Day 2009

I think that I have the BEST Dad in the whole wide world. Let me tell you some things about my Dad that makes me think so!

1. When we lived in LaCrosse, and I was in 1st grade I made an ornament for our Christmas tree. It was the shape of a Chrismas tree, with our class photo on it. Well my dad was such a great aim, with a BB gun, that he was able to shoot my picture out of the photo, while the ornament was hanging on the tree!
2. When living in LaCrosse, Lori and I experimented with gas. We decided to fill up the lawnmower by our selves. We put the nozzle in and squeezed with all our might. Well, it didn't take much to fill it. We got it in our eyes, and when we told our Mom, we were given the choice to go to bed with no supper or get a spanking from our Dad. We chose no supper. Well my Dad came up to our rooms and said we had to come down stairs. We didn't want to, and really didn't want the spanking. Well he just sent us down stairs, after a gentle swat on our butts, and we were off the hook!
3. My Dad took us sleding. He drove the truck, with Lori, Richard and I all on the sled, with a long rope driving ever so cautiously? Boy did he show us a good time!
4. Also while living in LaCrosse, my Dad taught me to own up to it, when I did something wrong. When my Grandpa came over and asked who ran over a kitten. I was able explain to him that no one ran it over, it was me that stepped on it while wearing my mom's shoes. It just ran under the car to die!
5. When I broke my elbow in 5th grade, he was going to be the doctor and decided that my arm needed to be amputated. He chased me around the shed with a chain saw! He taught me that I needed to get tuff!
6. He gave me my nick name Beulah Beaver. It is so original I don't have to worry about someone else using it. I really feel loved. (After the kitten story maybe he should had called me Bertha)
7. When I had a problem with varmits (opposum), while living in my trailer, he told me I was going to have to take care of the problem. And I did, I used paving bricks and smashed everyone of them damn things, all because of my Dad!
8. When my car broke down and I started walking home, and a black man stopped to give me a ride, my Dad just drove by and looked at me! Way to go Dad, you taught me that there are no strangers in the world.
9. When I was little and used to go with him, when he was working he taught me I could have what ever I wanted, I just had to work at it. So Lori, Richard and I wanted a Christmas tree at this job site and we stole it by hiding it in the bunk of my dad's semi. Little did we know that my Dad was hauling Christmas trees for this guy and we could have had any one we wanted out of the back of the trailer!
10. He doesn't take any shit from anyone and will stick up for us, to his dying day! Right Lori, didn't he come and protect you at the school, driving your car like a wild man?
11. He love's his family and shows it in his own special way. Like writing with an ink pen on our foreheads or feet for our mother to read. Naughty words for everyone!
12. He is not a hallmark kind of guy, and if he sent a card we would have him commited!
13. Dad your the best, I love you just as you are!

After reading this, I know that ALL of you will also think that he is GREAT and you will be jealous that he's not your DAD!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

I love you ~

Your number 1 daughter

Suzi (no not Lori!)

P.S. Happy Fathers Day, to my Husband Kevin, and brother's Richard and Norman. With some practice you can turn out to be Great Dads! Wait you already are! Love Ya!