My Dad

I don't think I could ever express the depth of my admiration towards my Dad. He's been my Hero since I was a little girl and I longed for the day when I could be just like him.

In my eyes my Dad is the symbol of Strength, Honesty, Faithfulness, Loyalty, Dedication, Love, Warmth, Kindness, Intelligence, Courage and the list goes on.... I know my place with my parents. My Dad says I'm his girl and my Mom says I'm her best friend. :)

My parents have always been there for me as I have been there for them. We help each other out because that's what we do. I've often told them that they've done there part with me. They raised me, took care of me, bought me clothes, shelter, food, stuff, etc... and that I want to pay them back for all that. Of course they say "But Mara, we're your parents. We're supposed to do that." LOL And yes, I understand that but most kids take it for granted that their parents keep them in clothes, food, toys, electronics, whatever the case may be. NOT ME! I've always known that this stuff didn't just fall from the sky. I knew it took my parents taking the time and money to provide these things to their children. :) I've just always been this way...wanting to contribute to my parents for all they've done for their kids.

Back to my Dad. :) He was a stock car racer and also built a custom truck out of a car. Cool, huh? He competed the truck in shows and won tons and tons of awards, especially for best paint. He even had a turntable in his truck and played all those great songs like Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys. He had the best lighting and things to feature his truck as well. :) The nickname for his truck was Blue Lightning. If anyone remembers seeing it in the car shows of the 50s & 60s in Iowa, I'd love to hear from you! Especially if you have pictures!! I've got one but it's before the chrome bumper was put on and before the truck was waxed up and glistening. Here's my address: starchild_2000_tm @ hotmail.com (no spaces)

If anyone has pics of this custom truck my Dad built, please e-mail me at starchild_2000_tm @ hotmail.com (no spaces) Thank you!! As I said before he was in Car Shows in Iowa and there were TONS of pictures taken but the guys weren't allowed to keep the ones they entered. I KNOW there HAS to be photos out there.