Grateful for Dads

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This week I'm grateful for Dads (surprise! It's so original of me). My dad, father in law and  Husband are the 'dads' in my world- and I can tell you with ease and honesty that these men are excellent.Each in their own way, with their own strengths and skills. 

Above photos by UberTim (i can call him that right?)

A little while ago I wrote about my darling Dad ( seen in the last two pics), I thought it timely to revisit it.

For The Love Of Pa

There are many wonderful things about my Dad. He is gentle, quietly spoken, a good listener, patient, kind, understanding and enjoys beer, rugby and all the good stuff. He is sentimental, a hoarder and has great respect for tradition.

 I love him, and so does the Young Man, calling him Pa- a name Dad had chosen for himself long before grand babies were on the scene. It's a sign of respect and love for his own grandfather.

The Young Man simply adores him, affectionately calling him Parpie when summonsing him from whatever he is doing. These two, Pa and the Young Man, have their own traditions. On every visit they wander up to the very back of the yard to check the vegies, see how they are growing, pull a couple of weeds and check the rain gage. Then it's off to the shed. They walk and chat and discover and learn returning to the house at their leisure with a fresh pea or two in hand.

My heart swells with love when I think about the dads in my life.

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