Today is my Dad’s birthday and so there is absolutely nothing else I could write about on this day.
I was so lucky to have had the most wonderful Dad. He was a quiet and gentle man. He was solid as a rock dependable, loyal and trustworthy. I miss him every day.
“Many Happy Returns of the Day” is what my Dad always said to me on my birthday.
So today, I say to you in heaven, “Many Happy Returns of the Day to you Dad!” I know you hear me.
Today you’d have been turning 93. I hear you saying “Really? Gee that’s bloody old!” and yes it would certainly be getting up there! Instead you’re forever 87. However, I believe that once you cross over you can choose to be whatever age you want to be, so most likely you will have chosen a younger age when your body was strong and nimble and life was more fun.
I’ll be over staying with Mum today, on your birthday, and we’ll be sure to do something special to celebrate the occasion.
Much love to you now and always!
P.S. You can see and read more about my Dad here and here.
NOTE FROM MIN: I wanted to thank everyone for your support and enthusiasm for our new #WWWhimsy ! It means the world to me! We had 12 posts linked up last week for our first time which was fabulous! One of them was mine LOL but I was still thrilled. This week I will be over caring for my mother when the linkup goes live. Please be assured though that I will eventually, once I’ve returned home, read and comment on all posts linked up. I will try and respond to any comments on this post while over there but if not, I will do so on my return home. Thank you and have a wonderful week!
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A lovely tribute to your Dad, Min. My Mum will forever be 63 although last month was her birthday and she would have been 97. My Dad will always be 66 but in December it will be 107 years since his birth. Isn’t it wonderful to be able to have our memories and also record them now on our blogs and elsewhere. They are always in our hearts. Thanks for the link up which has started really well with numbers hasn’t it? Thinking of you today and sending love and best wishes. xx
Thanks Sue! Just a brief acknowledgement of Dad’s birthday. I didn’t want to waffle on too much or I end up getting too emotional and soppy. I’m so sad for you that you lost your Mum at 63 and your Dad at 66. They most certainly are always in our hearts. There’s not a day goes by I don’t think of my Dad. The linkup had great numbers last week. Hope it continues! Thanks again Sue. xo
My Dad says toe same “many happy returns of the day to you Joey …” Take care x
It’s lovely isn’t it, ‘Joey’?! 😉 xo
What a sweet tribute to your father.
Rena
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Thanks Rena! xo
Hopefully you’re enjoying your time with your mum this week- reminiscing about your Dad, remembering the good times you both had with him. He sounds like a lovely fun man – a nice person. No wonder you are proud of him
Take care
Cathy
Thanks Cathy. Mum and I had some cake and wished Dad a happy birthday. He was a gorgeous man. Quiet & calm, funny, loving, solid as a rock dependable, a really, really good hands on Dad when we were little, and a wonderful Dad when we got older too. I miss him alot. xo
This is a lovely tribute to your Dad Min. These special days never get easier but sounds like you have lovely memories. My best wishes x
Thanks Jennifer. Blogging day fell on his birthday and so how could I write about anything else? I have loads of wonderful memories of my Dad. He was wonderful. xo
Hi. Min, we both ‘lost’ or fathers at a similar time so I understand some of the feelings you are going through. A lovely tribute to your dad, wishing you and your mum a gentle day together today. Thanks for the linkup 🙂
Hi Deb, yes we did! I know you know how it feels. 1:15am on 2 December 2017 for us. I can’t believe it will soon be 6 years ago! Mum and I had a fairly quiet day. I did a grocery shop and watered plants. We had some cake for Dad’s birthday and I cooked up a nice meal for dinner. Thanks Deb. xo
A lovely tribute to your Dad and very nice photo of him, Min. I can relate to some of your feelings about the loss since my Dad just passed away last month. I didn’t mean to share sad news in my first entry to #WWHIMSY link-up. I hope you see it as a celebration of life.
Hi Natalie, I’m so sorry to read you’ve just lost your Dad. It’s early days for you and I remember very well how that feels. Don’t you worry about sharing the news in your first entry to #WWWhimsy – we’re all friends here and that is a very significant event that has happened in your life. It changes things. It’s hard. Lots of hugs from me to you and thank you for linking up today. xoxo
What a sweet tribute to your dad!
Thank you Joanne!
how lucky you are to have had such a wonderful dad! my parents have both been dead for many years, and i still miss them. Sorry, I can’t see this week’s wednesday linkup!?? Have I missed the post somehow?
Thanks Sherry. I was very lucky. I’m so sorry both your parents have been gone for many years. I understand completely how you’d still miss them. Each week’s linkup is at the end of the post I publish each week. I only post once a week.
oops! silly me- i guess this IS the linkup!!
So glad you worked it out eventually! lol
Hi Sherry – I just read and commented on all linked up posts but didn’t see yours. If you need help to understand how to link up – just let me know and I’ll see if I can help! x
me again! you’ll think I’m nuts (as I am an inlinkz host) but i can’t see how to add my post here!!
I see you eventually worked it out Sherry. It will be at the end of the post I publish each week. I only publish one post per week and that will be that week’s linkup.
yay! I think I did it Min!!
Excellent!
Congratulations on the success of your new link up Min. You sure have been tested recently health wise and with care for and of your dear Mum. Nevertheless here you are, and I am glad you have helped make Wednesdays better for bloggers now that I stopped blogging. Well done you…and all those who are following you.
Take care.
Denyse
Thanks Denyse, I have sure been tested in just about every way possible lately. I’m still ‘here’ because I like to have something from my regular life as an anchor of normality to hang on to through times as turbulent as those that ‘m currently going through.Thank you! xo