Well, it has been quite the weekend for Denny as he officially is now 74 years young! Where does the time go? Friday night Damon and I sang Happy Birthday to him with his oatmeal cake with broiled coconut frosting. On Sat. morning Denny and Damon had bacon and eggs and then later Denny and I went for a ride to see Three Mile Falls Dam over by Hermiston. Sat. evening we had food which Derek ordered for us and we actually ended up with two meals because of communication problems with Door Dash. Derek only had to pay for one- score!! We are going to be eating on this for at least 3 meals and we froze the apple dessert that came with one meal. I made Denny an egg, bacon and cheese omelet this morning and we had leftovers for dinner so I think he has had a pretty good birthday. He has had nice texts and phone calls so I do believe that he feels loved and appreciated. He also got a nice Amazon gift card from Derrinda, Che and the boys and a game and kit to grow Bonsai trees from Desi, Nick and Haven. I want the world to know how much I love my husband!! I am so grateful for the wonderful way that he has always treated me, always showing such forgiveness and patience for the goofy mistakes that I have made during our 46 years. He will just do whatever he can to make my life easier and always with a smile. (Most of the time-LOL) He was always the best helper when our children were babies and young. He has always honored his priesthood and does whatever he can to set a good example to others .His children and grandchildren know how much he loves them and what they mean to him. Denny may be quiet at times, but he feels deeply and cares about his loved ones so much. He provided for our family and took great care of us and we knew that he would always work hard for us. As we get older we always wonder what our children will remember about us and are there things that we may have done differently if we could do them over. However, when our children write beautiful letters and messages and share memories with us that they remember fondly, then it just makes us feel like we did somethings right! We hope that our children and grandchildren will always remember how much we love them. Forever and always! Happy Birthday my dear Denny!😍
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Today is also Grandpa Myer's birthday and I sure miss Denny and Grandpa celebrating their birthdays together. Grandpa always enjoyed carrot cake with Denny that I always made from scratch. Sure wish that they could sit together today and enjoy their birthday's together. Happy Birthday Grandpa and thanks for always being such a great example also to us and always showing unconditional love to all of us. Many wonderful memories I hold dear in my heart with Grandpa and I will always be eternally grateful for my Grandpa Myer! Happy 116th Birthday Grandpa! 😊
I wanted to share a beautiful tribute that my Aunt Barb made to Grandpa-
"Dad, tomorrow is the 18th
of October, the day you entered this planet, in 1904. Did you believe that you would live to be
almost 100 years old? Now it has been 16 years since, that we continue
your life in our memories.
You saw so much during
your lifetime, and you adapted to the changes with some reluctance, as many of
us do; change is hard, especially a lifetime of it.
You married early, loving
Mom with all your heart, until the day she died----and after. When you were young, you suffered a great
loss with losing three-year-old Eddie when you were 2600 miles across the
country, your heart breaking because you could not be there to help the family
through the loss.
The depression took its
toll on your life, but you weathered it, as you sought and obtained job after
job, until finally you settled into a policeman’s career in La Grande.
West Virginia was your
home, but Oregon drew you as a younger man, and the family relocated in La
Grande. You were lucky to have your
parents there, while Mom longed to be with hers, back in Salem. In your old age, you both ached to be in the
state you were born and raised in. But
neither of you realized that dream.
You had many regrets in
your old age, many of which you never shared. But you would have given
almost anything to go back and change things. We could see the pain in
your eyes as you remembered them. You softened a lot, as you aged, and we
drew very close to you.
You raised a good group of
kids, Dad! We loved, respected, and
honored you through the years and felt the loss when you and Mom passed
on. We are minus our dear Bob, in our
later life, but the rest of us remain connected to each other because of a
strong bond.
We think of you on your
birthday, Dad, and send you loving greetings to you in the realm that you
believed in----your final home. Your
spirit will remain with us, as Mom’s does, as long as we draw breath.
I write this, Dad, for all
of us.
Much love,
Barb
Below are several pictures from birthday celebrations of two men that I admire and love very much! My dear hubby and Grandpa Myer!!
