Today we celebrated my Dad's 80th birthday!
I'm so glad we got to do that as I am very conscious of the fact that there are a lot of people in this world who do not get to do that because their dad's are no longer around to do that with!
Sadly, my dad is gradually losing his memory and has good days and bad days. Today was a good day. He wore a smile all day and loved the attention he received from his children, his grandchildren, his sister, his nieces and nephew and his friends.
And, throughout it all he wore his traditional 'calm'.
My dad has always been a very calm person. He has always been a steady influence in times of crisis and I would love to think that I have inherited even an ounce of his calmness!
Lately, the frustrations of not remembering the right words or forgetting the 'little' things in his life have undone the 'calm' to a certain extent.
But, that's ok! He is, after all, 80 years old!!
What a wonderful achievement!!
Happy Birthday to the best Dad in the world!! xxx
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