Lisa: I remember that we had the birthday of all birthdays with 10 surprises. We planned that party the weekend before her actual birthday. How else could we pull off such a surprise for an inquisitive, intelligent little girl who wondered what her celebration would be? Sam actually unbeknownst to her played a part in the […]
You could call them the original Phone Tap… Daddy LOVED Roy D. Mercer’s comedic phone call pranks. The humor was just up his alley to the point that he purchased CD compilation after CD compilation. Vulgar or not, we’d often listen to a few of these “greatest fits” on the drive to school in the morning—you know, to wake […]
Call it preparedness, OCD or a bit of both: daddy had a thing for saving boxes. To everything. Whether it was a toaster oven, DVD player, set of headphones or toy, its box would find its way to our attic for any just-in-case scenario. Of course, “returns” sat at the top of this just-in-case list, because in […]
Daddy loved this song and included it on many mix tapes for mom. I remember singing along to it in the car many, many times.
You likely remember our electronic keyboard that graced the “Florida room” in our Winding Creek house. Joelle, Daddy and I would frequently turn on the pre-programmed songs, pretend we were virtuosos who could play the songs ourselves, and dance around like complete goobers. Superstition was was a favorite.
You know that awful, tickling sensation that floods you just before a sneeze? Well, I hated that as a kid and would frequently whine about it during our morning drives to school thanks to the sun (did you know that sneezing because of bright light is called the Photic Sun Reflex?). Daddy was adamant that rapidly […]
You could say daddy was the king of puns and (sometimes cringeworthy) jokes. He even had a knack for setting himself up for to deliver the perfect punchline. One of his favorites made a regular appearance at dinner (particularly whenever friends were over). While dishing out peas, he’d conveniently spill some and exclaim, “WHOOPS! I […]
Today’s post is in celebration of Daddy’s parents, because this week is particularly charged with memories. Yesterday would have been Grandma’s 93rd birthday (born 7/7/1922), and, as mentioned in yesterday’s post, Grandpa died July 3, 1994. This is one of the last pictures I have with the two of them together. As an aside, this photo […]
Because Pop-Pop died when I was young (21 years ago on July 3rd), Daddy made sure I remembered him in simple ways. In addition to talking about him regularly, he made the desktop background on our “play” computer this photo of Grandpa Max modeling!
The following was created by Sam (age 8) for Father’s Day 2000. The word that describes my dad the best is loving . If my dad were an animal, he would be an elephant because he makes noises like one . If I were an animal, I would be a seal because they are playful . My dad makes me laugh when […]
Celebrating Jon 