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And now another quote by Bruce Hannon:  "I love-a you with all of my heart.  If I don't see you I think I'm going to die!"  (Imagine this w/ an Italian accent!)

Peek-A-Boo

A few months back, Sophia spent the night at mom's house.  She was having a rough night and went from mom's room to the pack and play in Grandma B's room.  At about 3 a.m. mom was sleeping in the bed next to the pack and play when Sophia started giggling and talking.  She was saying "I see you Papa.  I see you peeking at me!"  Mom was more than freaked out, but Sophia was happy as a lark playing peek-a-boo with Papa!

The Big Six Oh

Today was Father's Day and also what would have been Dad's 60th birthday. I miss him everyday, but especially on days like this. Sixty used to seem so old, but it doesn't anymore. I wonder what we would have been doing to celebrate that milestone. I'm sure we would have had a big party at Mom & Dad's. We would always celebrate his & Dana's birthdays along with Father's Day and once every seven years (like today), his birthday would actually fall on Father's Day. We had so many fun family times together. Maybe I'm greedy, but it still doesn't seem like it was enough.

Papa

 

I saw this the other day and of course it made me think of Dad. He was a great Dad, but he was an even better Papa. He wasn't always the most patient man in the world, but when it came to those kids he was. They could get away with anything at Mom and Dad's house. One of his famous quotes was, "No timeouts at Papa's house." He never worried about stuff getting broken or messed up and always said, "There's nothing in this house they can hurt." They had him wrapped around their little fingers. He was always making sure Seth and Molly were having a fun time and doing silly things to make them laugh. Sophia and Chase were just babies when he died, but he always lit up like a Christmas tree when he saw them. He loved to rock them while he sang to them. While I'm sad that he's no longer with us, I do feel grateful for the time we all had together. I guess it's better to have an awesome Papa for just a little while, then a grumpy, old, mean Papa for a long time.