Dad, if you're reading I hope that you don't mind, that you like them, and that you remember them too! Leave a comment, go on!
- Going into the school in the holidays where he taught chemistry to do experiments - separating salt from sand, developing photographs and doing chromatography with felt tips.
- Taking me for walks on the Downs after I moved down to Worthing and before I had a job.
- Helping me make revision timetables for GCSE exams. I did them the same way for all the exams that I ever took!
- Bringing home computers from school in the school holidays for us to play on, along with the games that he had confiscated from the boys.
- Teaching me how to use a hammer and nails in the garage and helping me make furniture for my Barbies.
- Embarassing me in front of my friend by talking about his dangly bits on a camping holiday (the toggles on his sleeping bag that is).
- Telling me that there were chocolate coins on top of the clouds.
- Taking me to and picking me up from the pub (he still does from time to time!)
- Taking part in the bean bag and bucket race at Sport's Day and injuring his knee really badly.
- Making mulled wine at Christmas.
So many more, but I had to stop somewhere!
He has read it and was suitably impressed :) He doesn't remember the one about the chocolate buttons! Can I just say that the photo was taken on the day we were called out at 4:30am, and we are not looking at our best....
ReplyDeleteI think it's a nice photo!
DeleteThat's a beautiful post. I love the idea of chocolate coins on the top of clouds!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I flew for the first time aged about 12 and was most disappointed to find that he had made it up!
ReplyDeleteI remember most of the others but not that one! I remember the 'dangly bits'. Oh dear.
ReplyDeleteYou can't have chocolate coins on the clouds, they'd melt, because 'the sun's always shining two miles up'...
That's true about the chocolate coins, I never thought of that!
DeleteOh dear. So sorry to hear he hurt himself at Sports Day. Hope he's suitably recovered from that.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's a parents' job to embarrass their child. I'm looking forward to mine growing up a bit so I can embarrass them.
Thanks for linking up honey x
Well it was quite a serious injury, I do remember that an operation was required! He's fine now though, still mountain biking his way through retirement.
DeleteFathers are supposed to be embarrassing to their children, or that's what my husband tells our children anyway! Some lovely things to remember, and I agree with you, lovely natural pic of the parents!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I really like the photo!
DeleteDad's are really special people. It's lovely to have the excuse to tell them so every now and again. :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely list of memories x
ReplyDeleteLovely post, I can so tell how much you adore your Dad...he sounds so fab! x
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