Dad Went Home to Mom
January 20, 2006, 18 years ago today that my dad went home to mom. He missed her so much since she had passed away on January 15, 2000. Mom and dad were married on October 26, 1943 and they were inseparable for over 56 years. Dad couldn’t live without the love of his live and when he went in the hospital with aspirating pneumonia, he passed away a few days later. I love and miss my dad and mom but I know they are living their life together again and looking over us always. This is a blog I wrote about how my dad missed mom and how Dad’s Heart was Broken back in 2020.
One of our UBC bloggers came up with Silly Saturday and I have a few memories of dad that fit in this category.
Silly Saturday
The next day I rode my Harley to the funeral home to make arrangements because the night before I was telling dad about my new Harley and I would ride if over the next time I see him. We got some strange looks walking into the funeral parlor in our leather chaps and jackets but since I told my dad I would ride it over the next time I would see him, this was the day.
My dad was a leap year baby and oh the fun we had when my sisters and I were young. In leap year dates, dad was under 7 years old when he married my mom in 1943. I was born 6 years later when dad was a little over 8 years old.
When I got married at 18 years old, dad wasn’t even a teenager yet, he was 12 years old! LOL We had so much fun with dad on his leap year birthdays, When our first grandson was born, my dad became a great grandfather before he was 18 years old!
In 1996 my dad celebrated his 20th birthday or was he 80? His birthday cake “20 going on 80” and what a laugh everyone had.
I love this photo of mom and dad renewing their wedding vows on their 50th anniversary. I miss my dad and mom so much but it’s the silly things that I hold dear in my heart that keep dad alive in me.
Wherever your parents are they have you in their hearts .Loved the picture on the Harley.You look like a super model Martha !
And we have them in our hearts Amrita. I miss them both so much but they are together where they belong. Super model? LOL
What a sweet story about your precious dad. My dad was born on March 3rd, 1920. I always told him that if he had been born four days earlier, he would have been perpetually young.
In 2016, a man I knew asked me to take pictures of his wife’s birthday party. On Feb. 29th, I went to Tim Horton’s to take the pictures.
I said something to Gretchen about being too young to drink alcohol, and she happily responded, “That’s why we have coffee!”
What a great story about Tim Horton’s! I guess I’ll always be too young to drink alcohol, water is my choice always Alice. But yes, it was fun on my dad’s birthdays!
“20 going on 80” is priceless, and I love that you kept your promise to ride your new Harley to come see him. He may have chuckled and give you a thumbs up from above.
Love the black and white picture of your parents, they look so nice! They will be part of you forever 💖
Oh I’m sure dad was giving my thumbs up as I drove into the funeral parlor parking lot. So many memories of both my mom and dad.
What a sweet blog about your dad, thank you for sharing the fun your family had with his Leap Year birthdays, it made me laugh.
My dad was a quiet man but had a cool sense of humor Kimberly. So many memories!
This is such a sweet post, Martha! I’m sorry you didn’t have your dad longer. But I loved your pictures! Including the one with a cool Martha on a motorcycle. 🙂
Dad was ready to go with Mom and I’m so happy they were reunited again. I have so many wonderful memories to keep me going.
Martha, the posts are all in crazy order today, but I found you! What a wonderful post–thank you for sharing all these memories of love and devotion. And you and Rich have lived out that legacy of the super-long, devoted, joy-filled marriage. I hope your children and their children and so on are “getting it” and living in love and honoring. And now why am I not surprised to see you on your Harley in all leather? Do you still have it? Still ride? I can’t wait to hear.
Our lives were filled with so many memories that many have not heard of Kebba. We each got our Harley’s in 2014, never had been on one let alone driven one! My license plate was MAMA55 since I was 55 years old when I ventured into this! We had fun and went on some great get-aways. We had to hang up our leathers around 2019 due to Rich’s RA and side effects from my stroke but again, we have some cool memories!
Oh how adorably funny! These jokes remind me of April Fools. The jokes keep coming and are always funny!
Your dad had a wonderful sense of humor. I’m sure he passed that on to you!!
My dad was my hero Kate, I was also “the son he never had” and would be with him in the garage, the garden or fishing.
Your photos are beautiful. What a wonderful tribute to your parents. And that motorcycle! I bet you got strange looks, but who cares?! Right!
I told my dad I would ride it down to see him and that I did Elisa! Yes when the heard the rumble coming in the parking lot, I got some strange looks. But it was so worth it.
Charlie and David said they loved the Motorcycle and couldn’t believe you rode one which David does as well. As for your mom and dad I’m sorry there gone but like my parents there together and in a much better place. Have a slice of cake for him and do something he would have liked and remember he loved you.
I started riding when I was 55 years old Glenda. My license plate was MAMA55!
What a sweet blog post. Martha, take hope and remember that “For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so will will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4: 14-18). . Take comfort that you will see your parents again. Smile because of that.
Jesus is coming again one day and I am so excited for that.
That is so beautiful Amanda. I know my mom and dad are with Jesus and we will be together again.