I was hoping it would give him some inspiration to start blogging again. The title started me thinking of what were some Dadisms that were truly unique to Mr. Wonderful.
Before I explain the one that instantly came to my mind let me give you some background of my man. Mr. Wonderful is a planner. He firmly believes that if you "fail to prepare, you prepare to fail!" At any given time he can produce a "Leatherman" multitool, a Swiss Army knief (only on Sundays when he doesn't carry his Leatherman), a cell phone, safety pin or bandaid.
He loves tools and invests heavily in them. He loves to read and has an extensive "How to" library. His favorite item to take while traveling is his "beloved Missionary Vest". The Vest is actually a photographer's vest with multiple pockets and zipper pockets . He liked to wear this vest on missionary trips to carry his passport and other important items that he did not want to get misplaced.
Mr. Wonderful loves Haiti and has gone on 9 short term mission trips there. As a rite of passage, Mr. Wonderful would take each of our children with him to Haiti when they were seniors in high school. It gave our children a view of a very poor third world country and allowed them to see how blessed they actually were.
If you asked any of our children what they remembered about their trip with dad.....all of them will probably say. " I remember Dad asking me a million times, "Where's your passport?"
The funniest part of this statement is that he was the one that carried all our passports. It got to be such a family joke that I would write letters to each child before they left to read while on their trip with dad. The letters would tell them how much they were missed and some of my hopes and dreams for them as they bonded with Dad.
I usually ended each letter with this statement. "Just remember, that when dad asks you where your passport is.....he is actually saying "I love you and don't want to leave you in a foreign country cause I'm afraid of your mother!"
Do you remember any phrases your Dad would say and what it actually meant?
Monday, February 19, 2007
Monday Memories....Dadisms
Posted by Lazy Daisy at 12:06 AM
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I don't have any "Dad-isms" to add...my daddy was a man of few words...but I loved reading your story :) Love you...
My husband is returning from a mission trip in Haiti today. He says he'll have a million stories. He too is quite focused and organized--but your husband definitely has him topped. Our children could repeat some dadisms, but I suppose I don't notice. But I remember my dad and ice cream, "Are you going to be able to finish that?" (a treat we didn't often have).
Great story. My MM is up.
WOW...after all these glowing posts on Mr. Wonderful, I hope he takes you out to dinner LOL!!!!
Seriously, very well-written posts and shows your evident devotion to your man.
Blessings and have a great week.
Just like jennifer, my daddy was a man of few words but he had this look in his eyes and a smile that says "Don't worry, I'll take care of things".
Happy Monday!
my dad, in response to "dad, that car passed us", was "don't worry, we've lapped them" - which meant "stop complaining". :)
No Dadisms that I can think of. My dad was very quiet just like my husband. Never talked much really. Still doesnt for that matter!! Nice to hear from you today on my blog!! Take care..Sandy
Oh yea. My dad used to say "You MEATBALL HEAD!" ... it meant "what the heck stupid thing have you done now?" And my dad's two big cuss words were dagnabit and dadburnit! Oh... and sometimes daggummit! And they meant dagnabit! dadburnit! and daggummit!!!
That's a great story Daisy.
My Dad would say "Do you think money grows on trees?" and "Are you heating the great outdoors?", both of which mean "Close the Door!!!".
I love that story. It is so true. Dads seem to always have sayings and they always have another meaning! My favorite Dadism from my dad was what he said to me every time I put on eye makeup: "If God had meant for you to have blue eyelids you would have been born with blue eyelids". Translation: I don't want my little girl to look like a slut!!!
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