My Dad

Just talking... nothing too special....

I just have to say that I my dad. We haven't always had the greatest relationship... well that's not exactly true. If I'm 100% honest he didn't have ANY relationship until I was 20. When I got married he gave me away which was really the first big step to forming a relationship with him. Even though my dad wasn't in my life much growing up I still love him and wanted him to give me away.

Anyways, so him giving me away was the kick off to our relationship. Now we talk on the phone a few times a month and email on a regular basis. It's great to have him in my life. So when we got pregnant and I told me dad he was super excited about being a grandpa and insisted we were having a boy. Two days after I told him we were pg he went and bought a fishing pole for the baby! My dad is a HUGE fisherman.

My dad lives in TX and is about to be SLAMMED by hurricane Ike. He was planning to come to MI to see Cooper for the first time on Sunday and staying for a week, but now he can't. He spent the day today working (at a processing plant) getting everything ready for Ike and he has to go back to work on Monday.

They are fully prepared for Ike, so that's not a big worry. My dad is big into camping, so they have a generator, Coleman gas stove, stored water, lanterns, lights, coolers full of extra food, etc. But still, please for him and everyone else affected by Ike.

So now he's planning to come in Oct or Nov. He's thinking about Nov because he wants to see some snow I told him snow is *possible* in Oct but not guaranteed but you're almost guaranteed some snow in Nov... Dec and Jan for sure, but he's not willing to do the dead of winter

While we were on the phone I told him that we were saving up to get a new carseat for Coop (Britax Boulevard) and he asked how much we need... I laughed and asked if he was sure he wanted to know, he said yes. So I told him about $300. He said that he would buy it for us when he gets here!!!! That's so great of him, and takes such a worry off of me... I wasn't sure how we were going to come up with the money for it, but was hoping to have it by xmas.... He also said that he's bringing Cooper his first fishing pole and that he's going to "buy that boy some toys" (in his words )

I just felt like rambling about dad.... It's great that even though we didn't have a relationship when I was growing up we can have one now and that he wants to be involved in Cooper's life. I think me asking him to give me away made him realize that I was all grown up and he missed out on so much. My dad was always there for me financially, sometimes physically, just not emotionally... but it seems to have changed.... makes me wanna and

Anyways, I hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday and has a great weekend!!!