Wiser For Sure

Today is my dad's birthday.

He's older, and wiser.

Things I love about my dad, in no particular order, are:

• He thinks he knows a lot of stuff. Mostly it's just made up, though.
  
• He's always up for a good time.
  
• He's probably one of the hardest workers I know.
  
• He has magic golf clubs.
  

• He's sort of a goofball.
  
• I think he's a mix between Captain Stubing and Clark Griswold.
  
• He loves his family more than anything.
  
• He's been a trooper over the last year.
  

I find it so fitting that my dad's birthday falls during the same week as Father's Day almost every year. He deserves a double honor, in my opinion. Dad has done so much for our family. Thanks to his spry spirit, I have a lot of good, if not frightening, memories from my childhood. Some fun things that I remember are, in no particular order:

• Short blast in the boat
• "Show some hair!"
• Exploding motorhome battery.
  
• Crazy finger-moving contraption for months and months.
  
• Black powder, anyone?
  
• Polishing brass in the tumbler.
  
• Stirring paint.
  
• And so many other things, I could go on and on.
  

So I hope you have a happy birthday dad. I love you and miss you! See you soon!