Mi Padre

Happy Father’s Day to my Padre!

Here are a dozen things you may or may not know about my dad:

1. He likes Sudoku puzzles and reading books (he has a Kindle).
2. He substitute teaches at the local high school.
3. He faithfully serves God in various ways, and once served as a deacon and a Gideon.
4. He makes things with tools and wood, in his garage workshop.
5. He keeps track of the family genealogy on his computer.
6. He’s a coffee drinker. He often gets the “senior coffee” at McDonalds when he is out. He doesn’t like that high-priced strong stuff (Starbucks).
7. He is a chemical engineer, having graduated from the University of Houston.
8. He was the youngest in his family, with an older brother and sister. Both his parents were born in the latter part of the 1800s. His unique first name is the last name of his maternal grandparents, and his initials spell “WOW!”
9. He likes to go deer hunting.
10. His favorite TV show seems to be “Wheel of Fortune,” and he is also smarter than a 5th grader!
11. He mutters at bad drivers and calls them “Leroy.” For example, he’ll say: “Get out of the way, Leroy.” (No offense intended to anyone really named Leroy.) And when he’s not fussing at Leroy, he might just be singing some hilarious campfire cowboy song that you’ve never heard before as he drives down the road.
12. When he gets out his flashlight, the dogs wag their tails with joy, as the nighttime backyard doggy pit stop is about to commence. Apparently, they are quite taken with him.

 It's fun to be in my family. :-)

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