Happy Birthday, Dad!!! 60-years-young!
For your birthday, I made you a virtual birthday cake. (Try to guess which Font was not on the original birthday cake)
Aaaaa, the magic of Photoshop.
Everyone who reads this blog should put one of their many favorite memories of dad in the comments. I will get it started with one (of my many) favorite memories of dad:
My 6th grade basketball team consisted of Paul Sprague, Phillip Sieve, Brian Crilly, Ryan Charleston... we were horrible. Judge Sieve (Phil's dad) was our coach. We had not won a game all year. We were playing Christ the King in basketball for St. Pat's. Dad was in the stands, as always. It was a close game and I made the winning basket with about 3 seconds left. I can remember hitting the winning basket, and (instead of running back on defense, like I should have), I looked into the stands and saw dad, raising his clinched fists. When I hit the basket, dad did a fist-pump of excitement. It was the only game we won that year. I don't remember the feeling of winning so much as I remember the feeling of dad & I being there & being excited. Thanks, dad. That was awesome... good thing I hit that shot, I don't think the St. Pat's basketball team won another game all year.
These days, after I complete a good Tech Support call... or make a good joke at one of my shows... or even finish mowing the grass, I often wish I could glance over and see dad with his fist pumped. I think it would make everything I do a little more fun.
October 15th, 2007, is a great day. Join with me in celebration of an awesome 60 years of life. Today, I pump my first in celebration of my dad, Ralph Bartley.
3 comments:
5 Dad moments - in no particular order:
1. Dad dancing on Jose's table in Puerto Rico.
2. Driving "with" (behind) Dad all the way to Arizona because Dad had to sit next to Mom's plants.
3. Typing in data into the computer at UMKC for Dad's dissertation.
4. Dad sitting in the front seat of the 1912 Bentley on the way to my wedding.
5. Dad when I won the shot put contest on crutches.
happy birthday DAD!!!!
AWESOME PHOTOS AND MEMORIES!! The great thing about the 60th birthday and all the many memories, is that there will be many more great memories to make and share. For me your births are as vivid today as on the day you were born and I was with your Mother in the delivery room. That was your first "fist pumping" day from Dad, and there have been many more since then. Love ya. Dad
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