tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post8574783466340918056..comments2024-03-28T11:34:25.813-04:00Comments on Pleasures from the Page: SOLSC #26: Honoring my dad with a dozen memories (thanks, Kate)!Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-85792028101689450782014-03-27T23:07:05.018-04:002014-03-27T23:07:05.018-04:00Wow, I don't know your dad, but honoring him w...Wow, I don't know your dad, but honoring him with this list makes me think he was a pretty amazing man. Thanks for sharing.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-5583033750774231522014-03-27T06:10:44.080-04:002014-03-27T06:10:44.080-04:00With tears in my eyes and a big smile on my face, ...With tears in my eyes and a big smile on my face, I recall the big, gentle , growly bear that was my "Udder Fadder"! Loved that guy. He always had a joke or piece of corny advice for me...and if I was on my way back to Tulsa he'd always rake up quarters to pay my toll...whether I needed them or not. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424724827126938825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-4466163879946420192014-03-26T23:50:20.534-04:002014-03-26T23:50:20.534-04:00Robin, we did a family post for my dad's 100th...Robin, we did a family post for my dad's 100th birthday (he wasn't alive, but we celebrated just the same on our family Facebook page). All the siblings and grandkids wrote memories they had of Dad and Grandpa. Our goal was to reach 100 memories and we did it! Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-56557249418378778172014-03-26T23:48:06.444-04:002014-03-26T23:48:06.444-04:00I borrowed it from another blogger! Steal away!I borrowed it from another blogger! Steal away!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-79022620359456384562014-03-26T21:23:48.955-04:002014-03-26T21:23:48.955-04:00This list is wonderful! What sweet memories you h...This list is wonderful! What sweet memories you have of your dad. I would like to try this soon. My dad passed away 7 years ago when my oldest two were 3 years and 1 year old. My you gets two never met him. It would be a great way to write down some memories for them!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-3885003143401405812014-03-26T20:41:04.647-04:002014-03-26T20:41:04.647-04:00This is a great idea! Can I steal it?
Your dad so...This is a great idea! Can I steal it?<br />Your dad sounds like a wonderful man - cleaning off your car when it snowed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-82086874943931675302014-03-26T20:25:03.328-04:002014-03-26T20:25:03.328-04:00I so enjoyed reading each of these, Ramona - toget...I so enjoyed reading each of these, Ramona - together, they created such a rich picture of a wonderful man, and dad. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-5754727023424690942014-03-26T15:51:39.680-04:002014-03-26T15:51:39.680-04:00I loved reading your list! I loved your dad's ...I loved reading your list! I loved your dad's sayings and the kind way he cared for his family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-28831758260423302372014-03-26T15:10:24.128-04:002014-03-26T15:10:24.128-04:00How sad that your family never knew your dad. What...How sad that your family never knew your dad. What lovely memories you have of this important man in your life.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-10735400421529867222014-03-26T11:34:19.022-04:002014-03-26T11:34:19.022-04:00Each item on your list is filled with the love you...Each item on your list is filled with the love you had for him. A portrait of who he was really emerges. I wonder if there is another family member who knew him who you could share the list with and maybe they could add to it.writekimwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910094603036735657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-44406924627179710022014-03-26T09:42:45.527-04:002014-03-26T09:42:45.527-04:00Ramona, each item is a gem! My dad loved to learn....Ramona, each item is a gem! My dad loved to learn. He came from a rural farming family and only attended school through the sixth grade, but he loved to read the encyclopedias that he purchased (one volume at a time) at the grocery store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com