Thursday, August 6, 2009

GRANDPA AND JOJO... 2 PEAS IN A POD

JOJO AND GRANDPA DURING OUR BINGO GAME...


IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG... AND THIS WAS JOJO AND GRANDPA:)


THIS IS TOTALLY MY DAD... HE IS SUCH A HOOT... THERE WAS NEVER A DULL MOMENT AS HIS CHILD GROWING UP.

SOME OF MY FUNNIEST MEMORIES OF HIM WERE ON OUR FAMILY TRIP TO ALASKA WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE. YES, WE DROVE FROM WISCONSIN TO ALASKA. YES, WE PICKED UP A HITCHHIKER WHO STAYED WITH THE 6 OF US FOR A FEW DAYS... AND YES, AFTER CAMPING FOR ABOUT 17 DAYS IN THE RAIN, MY DAD DID DRIVE TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF HE COULD GET ENOUGH MONEY FOR OUR VAN TO FLY US ALL HOME. YES, THANKFULLY THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT AND WE ENJOYED SOME OF THE BEST OF THAT TRIP AFTER THAT... GORGEOUS ALASKA. GOOD MEMORIES, GREAT DAD.

HE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR A MAN GETTING OVER LYMES DISEASE HUH?

WE LEAVE TODAY FOR A LITTLE VACATION. SPENDING SOME FAMILY TIME, GOING TO MY 20TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (MAN AM I GETTING OLD:), SEEING OLD FRIENDS, ENJOYING COOLER WEATHER, AND REFRESHING LAKE WATER, EATING CUSTARD, AND MAYBE EVEN HITTING A GOOD OLD FISH FRY.

YEAH, I WILL PROBABLY COME BACK 5 LBS HEAVIER...
BUT REFRESHED AND READY TO START A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
WITH THE KIDDOS.

1 comment:

Tonya said...

Your dad sounds like a wonderful man! Hope you have fun at your reunion! Can't wait to "hear" all about it!
Love,
Tonya