At the age of "big people food" when my son was just a little boy, my Dad
would axiously await his coming over so he could both play with him, and
make him a meal. He would love to cook him breakfast on a morning in
which he had slept over the previous night. My late husband and I dated a
lot on Saturday night and he would have a sleep-over with his
grandparents. What was the most adorable part of this was the fact that
Dad would make him a TAB or a BILL for his meal. It would read as such:
Toast 2 hugs
Eggs 3 kisses
Milk 1 kiss and 1 hug
Tip Game of Sorry
Since my Dad was a policeman he missed many of Carl's school plays and
such. He would always write him a note. My favorite was "Break a leg" for
his first play. My son could not imagine why his favorite grandfather and
person in the entire world would wish him to "break his leg." Of course
both Dad and my son laughed when told of the misunderstanding. I have
kept some of the bills that made it home with my son and a few of the
notes. I will give them to my son now that he is a Dad!
Now that my Dad is gone, these memories warm my heart very much.
Editor's Note: Thanks Linda for sharing with us! Your Dad sounds
very special and his creativeness and love is an example to all Dads and
Grandfather's. -Brenda
