Daddy Bob
Here's the content of a little something I made up for Daddy Bob this morning:
I Remember...
Running up the walk to feed the dogs with you,
Being in your dog office, watching you tend to puppies,
Riding with you to pick up Dustri's Carolina Sam,
Sitting up in your store office, watching through the little window,
Coffee milk and ham candy,
Biscuits with creamed strawberries or creamed peaches,
Sawdust on the store floor,
Counting change to customers,
"Helping" you mow the yard,
Being pulled around your driveway on the tricycle by Coco,
Your daily letters when I was in the hospital,
Cleaning stock on the lower shelves, 'cause that was all I could reach,
Getting that slice of bologna or cheese when you were preparing an order,
Eating Beanie Weenies and a bologna or tomato sandwich for lunch at the store,
Sitting on the ice cream maker while you cranked it,
Running through the woods so many times to visit, even for a minute,
Helping look for Rebel when he ran away,
Sitting in church with Grandmother and seeing you in the choir loft,
Finding money in the newspaper rack, telling you and our telling the newspaper folk,
Watching you make signs for the store windows,
Learning you had streets named after me,
Riding with you to deliver groceries,
The occasional peeks into the smokehouse (Had to keep out the flies!),
Playing Scrabble at the dinner table, putting the board on the lazy susan,
Delivering a shopping cart full of sodas to Graham Underwriters,
Cheese hoop money (It must've gone into the hundreds!),
Taking deposits to the bank for you (What a responsibility!),
Working with you in the garden (Especially the okra!),
Climbing up the ladder to look at the bee hive in the tree you helped cut down,
Your pride and smile when I told you I’d bought my first home,
Your phone calls just to check up on me when we'd not been in touch for awhile,
Your stories about family,
Lessons not just taught, but shown,
Safety and protection,
Helping people,
Happiness and joy,
Comfort,
Love.
Thank you for all of these memories and for so many more.
I love you, Daddy Bob!
