Happy Father’s Day

I hope everybody had a Happy Father’s Day no matter what you did. Some people were lucky enough to be with their dads (or kids). Others called to send their wishes. Some may have spent the day honoring their dad who is not here anymore. Yet, if we were lucky enough to grow up with Dads we are lucky enough to have memories. I spent the day traveling but fall into the group of calling my dad and wishing him a happy Fathers Day. Just a simple call is all it takes to make someones day. Everyone has different relationships with their father.  I happen to get my sense of humor from my dad. He might see it as a threat that I have become a comedian and have possibly one-upped him. Yet he started it. I have been known to be a bit of a prankster in my time, but as genetics would have it, its not my fault. I will share my silly story with you that comes to mind and hope that you have some fond memory of your own. When I was a kid I went away to camp for about a month. Our family had also just gotten a golden retriever puppy, Barney. He was about 8 weeks old when I left. Anyway, every few days I would call home to check in. My dad couldn’t wait to tell me all the updates on how Barney was doing. He couldn’t stop raving about how big he was getting. I felt like I was missing out on his puppyhood. As the weeks went on and on my Dad couldn’t stop talking about how Barney was growing immensely. Fast forward to when my family came to pick me up from camp. My dad decided to bring Barney to the welcome home celebration. Needless to say, Barney had grown up to be a full size 100 pound dog in those 4 weeks that I was gone. Or did he? Of course not. My dad borrowed a friends grown golden retriever dog to trick me into thinking I missed my puppy growing up. Haha, the joke was on me. I did, however, go home that night to a very cute puppy who still had a lot of growing up to do. But it did pave the way for some paybacks. There have been many laughs over the years and I have to give credit to the man who gives me my sense of humor. Happy Fathers Day to all!!