For Father's Day. (Dad, if you actually for some reason get on your facebook and see this link, don't click on it until after Father's Day.)

Things about Dad that will always make me smile:

-          Remembering the old gym Bag that we all thought would still be around in heaven.
-          Always being instructed before a trip that “It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.”
-          After injuring oneself or some other mishap being asked “Well . . . did you learn anything?”
-          At dinner, being told “It’s all going to the same place.”
-          While standing in front of the TV, always being informed that “I have not yet gained the ability to see through you.”
-          While talking over the TV or making too much noise always being told to “Listen, Listen, Listen!”
-          The use of the word yonder
-          Curious Cosby-like dance moves
-          I drop it you pick it up game from the home videos
-          Everything can always be turned into a lesson about the gospel . . . even golf.
-          The ability to build/fix anything
-          Daddy-daughter dates
-          Pulling out splinters
-          Being so glad when daddy came home, especially if mom was trying to comb out my hair.
-          Learning that it’s better to do it right the first time.
-          When looking for dad, he could often be found in his room with his glasses far down his nose reading the scriptures.
-          Basketball
-          Camping trips
-          Knowing that everyone knows and likes him.
-          Waving at strangers in the car
-          Remembering his childhood stories like the one armed man and kick the can.
-          The waterfall
-          Always doing the right thing and being faithful to the gospel
-          Magnifying his priesthood and callings
-          Never hearing him argue or fight with mom.
-          “Naw, I’m gone drink the juice . . . “
-          Jerry Clower . . .  Wooooo-shoot-that-thing!
-          Justin Wilson cooking on PBS . . . it’s not onion . . . it’s unyawn.
-          “This Old House” was actually our house with endless projects and renovations.
-          It’s a Wonderful Life at Christmas
-          Realizing that he was right, and our eyes were bigger than our bellies, but not wanting to admit it.
-          Pretending to be asleep after car trips so he would carry me into the house.
-          Getting thrown to the ceiling
-          Cleaning the church building
-          Getting a room made in the house especially for me
-          Fishing trips
-          Walking to the creek when we were young.
-          Feeling safe
-          Shooting snakes
-          Building tree-houses
-          Knowing that I could always get a Father’s blessing if I needed it . . . even late at night when he was already ready for bed.
And the list goes on . . . Thanks, Dad.

- Love you forever!