missing daddy

sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago that my Dad left this world.  Sometimes I just really miss him. Sometimes I wonder what things would be different if he'd lived longer or if he'd been healthier. I wonder if he'd  ever had his cabin. He was a jolly little guy after he got around 60. He seemed to have a lot of thoughts and couldn't get them to work out in his head before then. He knew what should be, but couldn't remember so much of his short term details.  as he aged, he seemed to mellow and so enjoyed music and his gifts we all brought him. To say he was spoiled would be an under-statement. He was our baby. He went home on May 29th, 2000. They told us he would only live a few years or less after his aneurism, but he was 75 years old.  He was only 46 when it happened.  Still miss you Daddy. One of my favorite stories was when ,Mom told him to wait for her in the car til she got the door open. they had stopped for burgers and he was eating his. she came in the front and to the garage to bring in groceries.  she went back to the front to get him and he was gone so she went to the garage thinking he came that way. he wasn't there so she came back to the front door(through the house) and still didn't see him. she thought maybe he'd gone to  a neighbors house and went out to find him. well he was laying in the bushes in front of the house where he had apparently fell. mom ask what he was doing and he answered in a, what do you think tone, "I'm eating my hamburger." we got him up out of the bushes but he didn't drop that burger. He had a heck of a bruise on his arm for a long time though. He always had a good humor and quick answers. Time to quit for now.  Have a meaningful Memorial Day to all.  good night