We had irons and lamps that were 20 years old. He insisted on fixing everything.

Right up to the end, the grandchildren visited him in the nursing home. But we were lucky enough that he died at home, with the family around him.

He had a lot of years of driving around, taking us to cheerleading and basketball.

He spent a lot of years devoted to his family. There was never a break.

The result of trying to fix others is frustration; the result of trying to fix ourselves is wisdom.

I went over there when they were 3 months old and they had never even had a bath. They still only weighed 5 pounds at 5 months old.