Tickles and Giggles

My dad has always been able to make me laugh.

Even now, his phone calls usually involve some type of joke. I was running a motel for a while and he left a message on my voice mail, telling me in a Chinese accent that he wanted to reserve two rooms, because he had two pygmies and a mongoose with him. He said the mongoose would sleep with him, but the pygmies needed their own room.

He taught me to enjoy laughter and always loved to tickle us when we were little. He would pretend to be a giant and pretended to fall asleep on his bed, holding us in his arms. We would wait until he began to snore loudly, and then we'd try to wriggle out of his grasp. He would groan and move to get a better grip on his prey, and then we'd all stop moving until he would begin snoring again....it was so fun and we all loved the "Giant" game.

My dad makes life fun, and he always found humor in every day things. I am glad I have had that attitude in life, thanks to my dad.