It's been 8 months since we lost my dad. I really miss him, but take comfort in the good memories. I am incredibly thankful that I was able to travel to Idaho for Dad's 77th birthday, a month before he died. He was at a care facility following a hospital stay and was having some good days and some bad days; fortunately, his birthday was a great day. My mom, sister, niece, and I brought gifts, balloons, cake, and ice cream to his room. He had invited the entire staff to his party. He never stopped smiling that day, but he positively lit up each time a nurse or physical therapist or receptionist would stop by for some of my mom's famous gingerbread.
Dad's 77th Birthday (affiliate link)
I knew I wanted to use yellow and blue on this page to bring the attention to Dad (proudly wearing his UC Davis Grandpa shirt), so it worked out well that the required elements for this week's BYSS Winter Olympics challenge started with yellow and blue.
I earned a total of three points for Twisted Scissors: one point for the yellow and blue; one point for using numbers (handwritten date in the top right); and one point for using something silver from my stash (the 77 stickers are silver foil but scanned dark). My three points aren't much, but last week's game was decided by a mere five points. Go Scissors! Let's beat the Banshees again this week!
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