tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post3066821010270142660..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: band of fathersSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-48992848308513821572008-06-15T11:02:00.000-05:002008-06-15T11:02:00.000-05:00Babs -- Thanks. I just enjoy having him there. I...Babs -- Thanks. I just enjoy having him there. I have left Dad in the box because that is what he would have wanted. An urn would have been far too high falutin' -- and funereal.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-73230250769626947062008-06-15T10:31:00.000-05:002008-06-15T10:31:00.000-05:00You are "one in a million"! AND your Dad in a box...You are "one in a million"! AND your Dad in a box, is JUST what I have told my kids I want done with me - although I would prefer a pretty feminine vase. I don't want to miss out on one darned event, after I'm gone! My kids just roll their eyes at me.......I'm glad you're Dad is on the piano.........sweet melody!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-35947202020120778452008-06-15T10:00:00.000-05:002008-06-15T10:00:00.000-05:00islaholic trixie -- The tie is mine. But he woul...islaholic trixie -- The tie is mine. But he would have borrowed it.<BR/><BR/>jj -- I know that I will be proud having him sit beside me. I took him to his grandson's wedding. He was the life of the party.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-52693190617388418282008-06-15T09:16:00.000-05:002008-06-15T09:16:00.000-05:00Was that his favorite tie?Was that his favorite tie?Islaholic Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233743042603387725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-9245380500186172352008-06-15T08:50:00.000-05:002008-06-15T08:50:00.000-05:00"His remains are entombed on the top of my piano. ..."His remains are entombed on the top of my piano. Early tomorrow morning, I will put a Father's Day tie around the simple cardboard box, and he will accompany me to Sunday school and church."<BR/><BR/>I love that! I think your father will be so proud to sit with you in church today. He's raised a good son.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405998270322159490noreply@blogger.com