Porch Talk

Alot of times when I think of my dad I think of him sitting on the front porch drinking a cup of coffee or rather a cup of caw-caw (as he would say). Over the past 3 months I have wrote down a few sayings that my dad was notorious for saying. These are just a few that I have thought of as I am doing things that remind me of him and he sayings. I've decided to call it Porch Talk. Thats when he did some of his best thinking, listening, reflecting, and of course talking.

"Kiss, Love, & Hug"- this is how he ended every conversation with my mom and myself.

"That was purdy good lil ole snack"- after every meal. It was hard to know if he truly liked the meal b/c he said this after every meal, so my guess would be he loved every meal :)

"Is annnybody home?! Here lee-zard, lee-zard, lee-zard"- this is how he entered his home. The "here lizard" is from a commercial, many years back. I can't for the life of me remember what the commercial was for but my dad found the little animal that says "here lizard" amusing so he started saying this.

"Lets roll!"- any time it was time to leave

He said that Jesus is coming back on a wednesday night. Why? B/c thats when people slack off & not attend church. My dad died on a wednesday while still dark.

The stated that there are 2 things people should do in their life 1. Accept Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior. 2. See the Grand Canyon. He did both!

When he sneezed he would say "Achoo Matthew." We always knew a second sneeze was coming and then "And the others."

I learned from my dad that you can pick up a gallon of milk off the side of the road, drink it & survive. He actually did this and couldn't believe that me & my mom would not drink the milk with him.

He always told me to never criticize the person who signs my paycheck.

He ended every prayer with "And Bless America one more time." He loved his country.

This is just a few I have remembered. I hope to remember more b/c I know there is an abundance of them. I really miss hearing his voice and how he would mispronounce things on purpose. I think it became such a habit with him that niether he nor any of us noticed. Others probably thought he had a couple of screws loose, which could very well have been the case. No doubt when he entered those pearly white gates he was yelling "Is annnnybody home?!" but instead of "Here lee-zard, lee-zard, lee-zard" it was "Here Jesus, Jesus, Jesus."