Love it!!!

I love Mom and Dad!  I can't tell you how grateful I am that I got them and they are stuck with me! I am grateful for their kindness and love, their humor and fun, their goodness and patience and the list goes on and on.

One of my favorite memories of Dad that I still tell people about to this day is the 15 minute clean-up.  I think that at some point it was an hour clean-up and he had to keep taking that time down so that we kids would actually do something.  He would make a list of things on the white board and then blast the Sousa marches from the stereo in the family room.  We'd all begrudgingly come into the kitchen to do our part, knowing the sooner we did, the sooner that music would turn off.  Dad has taught all of us kids hard work and dedication.  I never see him being lazy - EVER!!!  He always has a project or an idea or something that he is into.

I think one of my favorite memories of Mom is her jumpiness.  I know that sounds weird, but it always makes me laugh when I think about how we could just quietly say her name and she would jump a mile into the air, grabbing her heart and going, "Auh!"  Amazing!  I also remember as a child sitting around the corner from whichever room she was in with my friend Bryttin.  We had a game where we'd sing the first line of a song - any song, really - and Mom would pick it up and just keep singing it.  The funny thing is that she didn't realize we were doing this - she'd just sing away, cheerfully!  That is something that I admire about Mom - her cheerfulness.  She is always kind and optimistic and has encouraging words to give.  Mom is always giving.

I love you both and wish you the best anniversary EVER!!!

Love,
Heath