Mom said, “I’ll never forget the day I met your Pa, he showed up in a crisp white button down, tan pants and a navy blue jacket over his shoulder, and I’ll admit Micki your Pa was a sharp dressed men.”
Dapper Dan they called him, I just called him Pa.
I have only loved one woman in my life, your mother, my Pa told me. I like to imagine it was like this. Like a love story. I can do that cause I want to.
Today I present to the world my daughter
She has eyes of blue and white golden hair. She’s ready in her little starched dress to begin her first day of school and I ask you old world be kind to her and treat her with care
For she’s my daughter and has always
been protected by me. It’s sad to think she will find other heros in the world besides me.
Pa, I never did find a hero but you. You taught me how to be a fighter so I never looked to anyone but God. Thank you for the example you were in fighting for what you believed in and for also staying silent and finding peace from within. I understand your silence more now then ever.
This is the man-cave I don’t even know how to write man cave…Pa’s place…
See itty bitty Ezra standing on the fishing dock waving at Crapa, he was 4. Hard to believe he’s 8 now and Pa’s been gone that long. Ezra thinks Crapa is here. I think he is too!
This from BB:
Happy Father’s day for
the slack you pulled and
the things you do that dad doesn’t
I know this day is hard
on you with losing your
Pa and I want you to
know I love you and I’m
here for you!
Then she took me out to lunch! I had decided to sleep all day, so this was nice! But still I miss you Pa. This is my 4th Father’s day without you! I was thinking about the last picture I took of you and you just said, “Look the sunset.” You pointed overhead and I said Pa let me take a picture of you so I will never forget this moment! Little did I know that was the last photo I would take of my Pa and how much I’m thankful for it now! I am thankful to God for You & all you did and didn’t do! ღ
I started blogging because of the lose of my Pa, and the Alzheimer’s, being his caregiver in the end watching his lose who he was and ultimately who I was. I remember in the early stages I was telling him about how I felt and I saw the blank look on his face…I misunderstood it as apathy but it wasn’t, when someone has Alzheimer’s they forget how people feel, they forget how they feel, they forget the human connection and simply react to the feeling of always wanting to go home. I’m thankful my Pa considered me home. I am sometimes afraid to look at his death, because it is painful, but it’s a good kind of pain, the kind of pain that brings healing.
I am so touched by Glen Campbell’s story cause my Pa felt much like this!
I have shared that my Pa had Alzheimer’s and the news of Glen Campbell really touched my heart because my Pa loved singing his songs so much! When I saw that The Band Perry re-mastered this song…it reminded me of what my Pa did…after his heart was broken he left in 1986 for the healing mountains of Colorado. He always said Micki you can take the man out of the mountain but you can never take the mountain out of the man.
In 2007 he called me, signs of Alzheimer’s were present already…he said, “Micki I need you to come get me I want to come home.” Something about knowing that I was home to my Pa….is so big to me. I’m not sad, truly I’m not…I would not wish what happened to him on anyone and I’m thankful he is free from his body fishing in heaven…..today thoughts of him are Gentle on my mind!
Below is Glen Campbell story…BB said Mom why can’t you let this go? Well I can but I have to share it because isn’t that how people live on after they are gone…in my memories?
Still Glen: Alzheimer’s-Stricken Best Song Nominee Provides Oscar’s Most Dramatic And Moving Story
I thought you might like to see a few of my Pa’s photos. I’ve been digging through his stuff again.
I was sitting here thinking I wish I was there with him when he took this….
I guess I am and so are you!
That is so cool to me!
Going through my Pa’s photos he left me I thought you might want to see what he saw!
I love going through his photos and seeing things through his eyes.
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