Today would be Pa's 76 birthday. It has been 10 months and I still miss him like crazy. It is hard to believe he is gone. I am grateful for the knowledge that I will see him again. I am also grateful for my calling and my kids. They helped a lot today to keep my mind off the fact that we should be at MeMe and Pa's having dinner and birthday cake. I am grateful that I am the oldest grandchild and I was lucky enough to be the one to know him the longest. I am grateful that Pa was self employed and would let me tag along with him to work. I am grateful that because of Pa's chronic lateness that I have learned to be chronically early to most things. I can even do it with 3 kids! I am grateful for all of the birthday sleepovers I was able to do with him and MeMe. I am grateful that he taught me to ski and snowboard, I only wish I had the time and money to relearn how to do it because it has been too long. I am grateful for all the vacations and trips to the cabin. I am grateful for the example of living life to the fullest. I seriously could go on and on. I am grateful my kids got to know him, I just hope the older two remember how great he is. Love you Pa.
Oh, and on a lighter note I am grateful Pinterest and Instagram weren't around (or at least popular) a year ago. Let's all imagine how fun that would have been to teach him about.
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