I thought I would write a little about the fathers I know.. Each has a story to tell..
My Dad. My dad was born in 1929 in Minneapolis, MN. When he was a teenager, his parents, my grandparents, moved to Hollywood, CA.. They followed other family members out to the 'Promised Land as California was known then. Not so much a wonderland now, but in the 40's it was the place to go. My grandparents followed my Nana's parents, along with my great aunt and her son. So a big family together, they made the move. After my dad was done with high school, he enrolled in the Merchant Marines. I get a little fuzzy on dates and such, but I do know that he eventually was in the Army and served in the Korean Conflict from 1950-1953. He married my mom on December 24, 1950, and I, their firstborn, came along on June 21, 1953, followed by a sister in November, 1959 and a brother in May, 1963. My dad was a bartender by trade, it served him well for the most part and he continued working until he was nearly 80 years of age, part time then, of course..Now he is a widower, losing my mom just this past April..he is frail and has taken several bad falls, none of which have YET produced a broken bone, thank Goodness. He can no longer live by himself, and I think the plan is too have him go live with my sister in Illinois, although I'm really not sure of anything anymore.
My husband. My husband was born in 1945 in Pasadena, California...He grew up in that same town, and he served from 1966-1969 in the Army in Vietnam/South Korea. I met Carl in 1976 at work, we were married in April, 1977 and have now been married for 39 years. We have two wonderful sons, Dan and Scott, two lovely daughters in law, and Scott has two little ones, Gracie is 5 and Jackson is 4. They keep us all hopping! I am so lucky to have found such a great fella. He has always been there for me, in good times and in bad times, and of those we have had a few. We both have health problems now in our older years, but we just keep at it. We recently moved to Reno, NV to be closer to our grandchildren, who live east of Sacramento, CA.. a much shorter drive from here as opposed too the 9 hour drive we were having to drive. We are loving our new home in Reno and look forward to many years of love, happiness and maybe some travel tossed in there!
I wish all the dads out there a very Happy Father's Day!
I am linking this up to Beverly's Pink Saturday Please stop by and check out all the Pinkies and say hello to our Beverly for all the hard work she does every Saturday! Oh, and please let me know you stopped by here by leaving a comment!
My Dad. My dad was born in 1929 in Minneapolis, MN. When he was a teenager, his parents, my grandparents, moved to Hollywood, CA.. They followed other family members out to the 'Promised Land as California was known then. Not so much a wonderland now, but in the 40's it was the place to go. My grandparents followed my Nana's parents, along with my great aunt and her son. So a big family together, they made the move. After my dad was done with high school, he enrolled in the Merchant Marines. I get a little fuzzy on dates and such, but I do know that he eventually was in the Army and served in the Korean Conflict from 1950-1953. He married my mom on December 24, 1950, and I, their firstborn, came along on June 21, 1953, followed by a sister in November, 1959 and a brother in May, 1963. My dad was a bartender by trade, it served him well for the most part and he continued working until he was nearly 80 years of age, part time then, of course..Now he is a widower, losing my mom just this past April..he is frail and has taken several bad falls, none of which have YET produced a broken bone, thank Goodness. He can no longer live by himself, and I think the plan is too have him go live with my sister in Illinois, although I'm really not sure of anything anymore.
My husband. My husband was born in 1945 in Pasadena, California...He grew up in that same town, and he served from 1966-1969 in the Army in Vietnam/South Korea. I met Carl in 1976 at work, we were married in April, 1977 and have now been married for 39 years. We have two wonderful sons, Dan and Scott, two lovely daughters in law, and Scott has two little ones, Gracie is 5 and Jackson is 4. They keep us all hopping! I am so lucky to have found such a great fella. He has always been there for me, in good times and in bad times, and of those we have had a few. We both have health problems now in our older years, but we just keep at it. We recently moved to Reno, NV to be closer to our grandchildren, who live east of Sacramento, CA.. a much shorter drive from here as opposed too the 9 hour drive we were having to drive. We are loving our new home in Reno and look forward to many years of love, happiness and maybe some travel tossed in there!
Another awesome dad I'd like to mention is our son Scott. He is married to his lovely wife Melainie since 2009, and have two children, Grace Lily, 5 and Jackson Scott, 4. Scott is a hard worker with a good work ethic. That is so important. He and Melainie do a lot of fun things with their kids, playing at the park, going to ballgames, swimming in their pool...they are a busy young family on the go, go and go. We are proud of the dad he has become!
I am linking this up to Beverly's Pink Saturday Please stop by and check out all the Pinkies and say hello to our Beverly for all the hard work she does every Saturday! Oh, and please let me know you stopped by here by leaving a comment!
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Happy Father's Day to all the fine dads in your family. A good dad is something to be proud of.
ReplyDeleteYou shared some very special moments with us. You did a great job on all the diffident fathers. I have been to Reno many times and loved it the. One of my favorite places. Not been a long time as I have no one to go with me.
ReplyDeleteThat was such a great tribute to your Dad, Carl and your son. Wishing them all a great father's day. So glad you are blogging again and loving your new home. I need to follow your lead and put up a new post.
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully done my friend! You know I save my PS posts when I link up with Beverly at pinterest too. Getting ready for more food and fun with some of the phamily. Happy Father's Day to all those men in your life and thank them for their service to our country. xo
ReplyDeleteP.S. Try to visit my blog and see the post before my Father's Day one. I came up with an idea about collecting orders across America for my new jewelry business. I hope I can get a few orders. It would make my day! xo