Happy birthday, Dad

To say that living so close for the past eleven years has been a gift would be an understatement.

I want to tell you how much I admire your wit, faith, logic, curiosity, and generosity. I'm sure it is these things that I attempt to conjure in tough times when I find myself wondering, "Well, how would Dad handle this?"

Your spirited and often irrepressible storytelling has made some of your memories mine - through repetition, perhaps, but also because they are good stories told well. They reveal your appreciation of people and strong desire to share.

My brothers are good men, of whom I am very proud, and I believe that they built their lives on a foundation of love from you and Mom. Our family has only been enhanced as it has grown.

For all these things and more, I want to say thanks.

Enjoy your day! Love, Froggie