First of all, he's absolutely hilarious. This doesn't even begin to include the fact that he "mis-hears" us quite often, even though he wears a hearing aid or that he will walk in the door and ignore everyone else except for the dog. He is the Duke of Corn (-y jokes)...Uncle Doug (my dad's brother) being the King of Corn. AND he takes the worst ski pictures on the planet...yet, he always has the camera on ski trips...and when my Mom got a Blackerry and we are all adding everyone to BBM he kept putting off adding her...the man is a legend! And have you seen him dance? Epic.
Second of all, he has been through a lot and he's still awesome. 14 years ago my dad was in a serious fireworks explosion and he lost all the fingers on his left hand (leaving him with a palm) and his thumb and index finger on the right...leaving him with 3 fingers total. From day 1 he was making jokes and he had an amazing attitude. He still does, refusing to ask for help and doing all of the things he loves to do including skiing, golf, hockey, sailing and water skiing. He does amazingly well with his prosthetic hand...which also doubles as "the claw," and without it...he can even stick his whole stump in his mouth...yuck.
He has always supported me no matter how crazy my idea, goal, or next decision was. He never tried to change my mind or tell me what to do. He always says "Well, it's up to you." He also understands that i'm passionate about my sports and my fitness and never questions why I run in -20 or why i'm out checking my bike for the 10th time before an event. He's also an amazing teacher...and he's patient, he taught me how to drive and do all my own car maintenance...no one else I know could put up with me for that!
Cheers Dad, Happy Father's Day!
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