Happy Birthday Old Man!!

This is my old man. Dan the Man, as he is referred to by many. Today is his 60th birthday. I know. He doesn't look a day over 19. Trust me, he doesn't act like it either. Thats one of the things I love most about my old man. He has the best sense of humor. If I could listen to my dad laugh everyday for the rest of my life, I would be totally content. He is able find humor in even the biggest of life's trials. The picture to the left is of him when we bought that hat together. He was super excited about it. He wanted me to take a picture of him in it and send it to my brother and sister. He also wanted me to make sure I got his black eye in the picture. The black eye he scored from skateboarding with the grandkids the weekend before.


Thats another thing I love about my dad, and a trait I am so glad I picked up from him is his sense of adventure. From skate boarding with the grandkids to taking a weekend adventure with my mum without any idea of where he is going!

My dad also has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know. He would give you the shirt off his back, even if it was the last Hawaiian printed shirt he owned. He would just make himself a new shirt out of duct tape and stuff he had lying around! He is super creative.

Last but not least, "Dan the Man" is able to see the beauty in all things. If you would take a look at his garage, you would see what I mean. He is trying to pass this skill onto my nephews by teaching them how to dumpster dive for what he calls "treasures" and I would have to say they are catching on quite fast. I remember as a child him telling me that it didn't matter what I looked like on the outside, that it was on the inside that really mattered. That is something that I have remembered 20 years later, and continue to take with me.



Dad, I hope you have a great birthday. Keep making me laugh! I hope I can keep you around for another 60 years! Even if I do have to wipe your bum!


Love ya,