101 things i love about dad.

1. He just bought some jeans
2. He plays the Cello
3. He taught his children to love music
4. His patients love him
5. He dances with his daughters
6. He likes puns
7. He still has a palm pilot
8. He always carries his palm, pager, and cell phone
9. His voicemail greeting is 2 minutes long
10. He used to be in the glee club
11. He has a million vinyl records
12. He is a doctor
13. He has too many bicycles
14. He always says “bicycle” instead of “bike”
15. He wears a tie every day
16. He rides his bicycle to work
17. There is always a stethoscope in his car
18. He shakes hands with the same hand as you
19. He loves Anthony Trollope novels
20. He is married to Mom
21. He calls Mom Mommers
22. He likes it when we call him Pops
23. He really enjoyed Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
24. He eats dinner fast
25. He teaches Gospel Essentials
26. He is a big believer in nasal spray
27. He is handy around the house
28. He always makes sure our tires are full and oil is changed
29. He makes us go on bicycle rides
30. He rides the tandem-bike with us
31. He owns a tandem-bike
32. He folds his bed pillow in half
33. He has curly hair
34. He sends me short e-mails when I’m at college
35. He helps Grandma brush her teeth every night
36. He likes to save money and taught his kids to save it too
37. He buys store-brand diet soda and cereal in bulk
38. He parks far on the left side of the garage to give Mom plenty of room
39. He and mom have a garden
40. He feeds the dogs canned dog food
41. He gave me his big orange coat last winter
42. He is always wishing he wrote in his journal more
43. He has a million books he wants to read
44. He keeps a comb in his pant-pocket and pens in his shirt pocket
45. His old tweed sports coat has elbow pads
46. He bought an iPod for the first time recently
47. He makes bets in terms of ironing shirts
48. He has a tan leather briefcase that he still uses
49. He plays music too loud
50. He turns on radio static on long car drives
51. He listens to NPR
52. He likes James Taylor
53. He plays cello in the Southwest Symphony
54. He is a fierce competitor in Speed Scrabble
55. He really got into the Horatio Hornblower series
56. He sometimes gets his daughters’ names mixed up
57. He goes to Ben Franklin instead of Lowe’s or Home Depot
58. He has a great smile
59. He let Mom give me a middle name
60. He has had some strange friends over the years
61. He used to smoke a pipe
62. He can play the guitar
63. He sings “How ‘bout them dogkickers”
64. He answers his cell phone even when he’s at work
65. He pronounces it I-talian
66. His blue/green eyes change color
67. He puts labels on his home-office supplies so no one takes them
68. He asks you to go on errands with him
69. When he really laughs, he really laughs
70. He sings in the morning
71. He eats cracked wheat every day
72. He pays $20 to mow the lawn
73. He is very particular about how you mow the lawn
74. He knows his classical music history
75. His favorite era of music is the Baroque era
76. He uses his middle initial – “Kent B. McDonald”
77. He signs his name very quickly
78. He uses nicknames like “my girl” and “princess”
79. He says “hi guy” to people whose names he can’t remember
80. He says “woah”
81. He empties the dishwasher each morning
82. He wears reading glasses to read
83. He is left-handed
84. He always wears a watch
85. He likes to know what temperature it is on the deck or porch
86. He can do 58 push-ups
87. He is a pro whistler
88. He always has a healthy supply of batteries
89. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep the electricity bill down
90. He uses mouthwash
91. He writes down important things on an index card kept in his shirt pocket
92. He is a photographer
93. He is from Heber City, Utah
94. He sets his clocks a few minutes fast
95. He doesn’t like being cold
96. He wants his kids to follow their dreams
97. He reads my blog every now and then
98. He used to be the bishop
99. He doesn’t mind lending things to his kids (usually)
100. He laughs out loud reading Dave Barry
101. He is a faithful home teacher