Deathbringer,
Thank you!
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Cerek the Barbaric
*smiles* I am glad it was of some inspiration to you! Definitely give your parents a hug when you see them because missed opportunities just suck! (I was going to surprise my dad for Father's Day by showing up on his doorstep...it would have been the first time I'd seen him in 17 years and he died without warning two weeks before I was scheduled to leave!)
Always cherish the moments you have but never regret the ones you don't, and remember, no matter how fast your kids grow up, in your heart they are always going to be your little ones!
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Redblueflare,
Thank you! I considered listing his accomplishments but I didn't know how to keep it from looking like an obituary and I wouldn't have had the room lol...he was so educated, so talented, so capable of doing anything. He taught us to never depend on other people for things we can do ourselves and as a result, I too know plumbing, electronics, carpentry, brick-laying & mechanics...gardening, landscaping, pruning & planting...still his knowledge in these realms and others far surpassed my own and included things I would never dream of delving into like tracking (animals, and people if need be), water-witching, welding, building cars, motorcycles, and go-carts from the ground up, racing hydroplanes and making innovative items to do one job while you do another (he had an automatic, electric hack-saw to cut pipes with and a walking sprinkler years before they were market items). If I sat here and thought hard enough, I am sure I could come up with more lol! Not to mention that he owned and operated a kitchen cabinet/bathroom vanity company (out of our huge garage) before retiring to sail the Gulf of Mexico for 5 years and then settling down in FL!
Anyway, I am glad that you thought the site to be *sweet*
and if you
really feel that it needs more, don't hesitate to say so!
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