R2-D2

I mentioned in my post over here a little bit about my dad.
I hope that you all are lucky enough one day to meet him. He truly is, one of a kind.
I hope you could get that by the quotes I posted- I mean, that is just the kind of man he is.

Anyways, it is no surprise that dad's tend to bug their children.
It is a common belief in my family that my dad made it a life goal to bug each of us.
Some of us embraced it more than others.
But inevitably, teenage years hit, and no matter how much we love our dad- the constant, "How is that one friend-that-you-had-in-pre-school- doing but I can't remember the name of?" get's kinda old. Fast.

ANYWAYS. This all sounds like a rant.
Not so.
I love this about my dad.
As much as it irritated us all, I love that he cared so much.
That he wanted to bother us with "Let's see who can not talk the longest contests", or "what is the new hip word of the week?" questions.
And, I am glad to say that Joe has vowed to do his best to live up to my dad's standards this way- the best he can.

Mostly, with Star Wars.
Now, Joe has mentioned LOTS of times the little things he is going to do to drive our kids insane. Or me.
Such as, when I ask him to go to the store- he wants all our kids to automatically respond by saying this:

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Hand movements, accents, and all. 

But I think my favorite, has to be "R2-D2".

Whenever we get into the "are to, are not" argument, it ends quickly. 

Example:

Mary: Your going to knock everything off the counter if you leave that skillet there.

Joseph: Are not.

Mary: Are too.

Joseph: D-2.

Yep, that is how it rolls.

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Life Lessons

On Tuesday it was my daddy's birthday.
My dad, he is a pretty great man. If you do not know him, I pity you. I promise he would make you laugh.

Now, this man has taught me many things in my life.

Like, you ALWAYS get good grades in English and History. They are important.
And he always encourages me to write.
And he always has an answer to my many questions that I would ask growing up.
And that you don't actually have to put your seat belt on until you hit the second stop sign (right?).
And that pepper will make anything taste better.
Or that you should always make sure you can throw your leg over  the poles in front of stores (you know, the ones to protect the store from being hit by a car?)

And all those things are SO IMPORTANT.
But tonight, I want to share some life lessons that I will always contribute to my dad. The things that when I think of my dad, I think of these things.

1. It's a jungle out there.
For a time in life, my family watched Monk a lot- and the theme song was the number one thing my dad hummed/said/quotes as advice for a good year or more.

2. Dog's out, cats in.
Keep your friend close, your enemies closer.

3. The reason for everything is that cats always land on their feet and wet dogs smell bad.
You can't argue with reason.

4. The true art of bugging is the never stop talking.
My dad and I can attest to this.

5.  Every time a frog hops, one lilly pad feels better, but another feels worse.
Stop asking about the chicken and the egg- and start wondering, WHICH lilly pad feels better?


I love my dad. =]

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