My Daddy was the BEST Papa to Trey and Foster. He loved them very much and was so kind to all children. He was truly engaged with them, made eye contact with them, and loved to play.
He kept Trey while Foster was born at East Alabama Medical Center and couldn't wait to get to the hospital to see little Foster.
He spent EVERY Christmas of their life at OUR house.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Daddy. These "puppets" came with a book - they never read the book - they played their own game. Trey LOVED to visit his Papa.
When we did visit Papa, Papa always read to Trey until he fell asleep - even if I said let's just put him down Daddy or he'll have me doing that every night. . . .to which Daddy would always reply, well, Baby, maybe you should!
You loved your Father and you were a wonder father.
When my Daddy died a little more than a year ago, a friend bought me the Wisdom of our Fathers - I LOVE that book.
You are an example of excellent work ethic, of family values in the truest sense and your love of everything political is contagious. You will be greatly missed. This political junky can't imagine a Sunday morning without your visit and setting the political stage for the week.
Even though I am a long-time Hillary Clinton fan, I gave my full support to Barak Obama months ago. I'm glad she finally gave her full support - and what better place to do it than the National Building Museum, which holds major significance in my life having been there on two extraordinary occasions in 2004. The Rural Studio Lecture and Exhibit and the AIA Gold Medal Award.
Charlie Wilson's War~ Another MUST SEE movie. It is essential pre-iraq wars history to learn, if you don't already know the history. It brings back memories of early '80s business world - that I'm proud to have survived.
And now something toally funny (Thank you Richard Pitts, my new friend I made in Chicago who's been in my circle of friends here at Auburn for a while) I stole it from his facebook. To all my republican friends~ I'm so sorry, but I'm afraid it's gonna be a blood bath.
And the only thing I can say about this. . . . . . . .
WHAT THE?
I have to explain. . . cause it is our Tubby afterall. . . . he spent his summer vacation with the soldiers in Iraq - and all he got for his trouble was this photograph with Bush~ He looks thrilled, doesn't he?
That's it for Miscellaney Soup this week. Two blogs to come - my amazing week in Chicago in June 2008, and the latest kick-butt Rural Studio Projects. . . .Stay Tuned.
He spent EVERY Christmas of their life at OUR house.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Daddy. These "puppets" came with a book - they never read the book - they played their own game. Trey LOVED to visit his Papa.
When we did visit Papa, Papa always read to Trey until he fell asleep - even if I said let's just put him down Daddy or he'll have me doing that every night. . . .to which Daddy would always reply, well, Baby, maybe you should!
