This fantastic looking chap is my grandfather! He is pretty much my hero, and best friend! He would do anything for me and I would do anything for him. About 10 years ago he moved to Salt Lake from Huntsville, Alabama, and this was the greatest day of my life! I finally had a grandparent for grandparent's day! (This may sound selfish, but as a 5th grader this is big stuff) Since then my appreciation has grown to so much more than that. He is a brilliant man, wonderful father, amazing grandfather, splendid storyteller, fisherman, golfer, brother, and he can make my niece Payton laugh like nothing I have ever seen before.
... every sunday when grandpa comes over for dinner you ask him how he is doing and he says
"pretty good for an old guy"
recently this old guy has been under the weather and his response hasn't been as pleasant. Thursday he had heart surgery and today I called him to see how he was doing, he sold me some story of walking 3 miles up hill and I bought every word of it, because he sounded that great! our conversation ended with my favorite exchange of words....
me: you pretty good for an old guy?
him: you bet ya!
What more could a girl ask for?
(This is better news than grandpa moving here in 5th grade!)
