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[wemple2]

Papi...You tell it like it is, and it is your honesty and love for Kassie that brought us all to tears and a bond that will be forever. We don't care about grammar and punctuation...We care about your thoughts, your feelings and yes, the magnificent way you can tell a story...It keeps us interested and entertained. I have said all along that I personally think Lauren should be the one to write your book, all you have to do is tell her (and us) the story. So don't consider it writing, consider it posting...whatever you want to call it...I'm going to read it!!! You speak from the heart and soul, and I for one appreciate just that. I love your stories and I never want them to end...Please post when you can...thank you from the bottom of my heart...

HAPPY FATHERS DAY, PAPI!!!

[red98vett]

That picture of you and Patticake was Breathtaking Papi !! I'm so glad to see you post and even gladder that you both are finding each other. I wish I had that photo when I did the Cards...

What a great story and I wish you many many days of Patti Kisses.

[daisy mae06]

You my man are Very Humble IKnew about your past Job But let me saw. you may have not been edjucated like some in a school but you had the School of Life to teach you and you Got a A+++ in my book
I am so glad Patti Cake is doing so well. Give her a kiss fo me.

Bre and her Daddy went Camping this weekend so The dogs and Mom are have much needed down time
But you know what I miss them. Silly me
I hope you have a great Fathers day Papi.

[Dan & Corinne]

A great story teller has nothing to do with education. The stories that touches the heart is what makes them so special. That's what we see in your word, they touch and move our hearts!

[LoveMyGirlz]

Papi, we appreciate your honesty, though you needant explain! So many of us made not so wise choices in our teenage years! I am one of them. As adults, isn't what all of us want is to provide for our family and have the best benefits possible, no matter what job we are doing? You did well!! And you are still deserving of being put in a catagory as a "writer!" Maybe it was always some talent you had but never had the opportunity to explore it, till now! Because you truely have a way with words and I know I understand everything you say and meant to say!
When I was a small girl, my grandparents and my mom worked in a bottling company....you reminded me of that since you worked in a brewery! My dad was also a truck driver, or um...a Transportation Engineer...(Love it!!) for many years. I got to travel with my dad a few times when i was a small girl, just like Kassie Kisses got to travel with her daddy!
I'm happy Miss Patticake is so smart and has learned so quickly where to do her business!! I may have to send you a temporary visitor to train since you are so good at it! Boy is this girl hard headed!
And please, please, you do not have to feel guilty for not being able to respond to each of us individually!! Thats ridiculas-it would take you too too long and Patticake needs your attention more than we do We all understand and do not expect a "personal" reply!!
I love each update you give! Thank you so much! Hugs to you and kisses to Patticake!!
Love,
Trina

Originally Posted by Papi

A happy Papi/Patticake day my friends,

I must begin with an apology to all of you my dear friends, I know many have said there isn't any need to apologize, and appreciate the reasoning for your thoughtfulness, but it is imperative for me that I do, as you have responded so many time's to this Patticake thread with so much love, and your many kind and encouraging words of support, not only for me and Patticake but for all the dear friends who were in the forefront of making Patticake a reality, I must tell you how sorry I am, how terrible I feel that I didn't reply to each and everyone of you personally throughout much of this journey of love we have all taken togeather, I am sincerely ashamed as you were all certainly deserving of the courtesy and respect, and I feel I failed you there, I'm very sorry my friends, maybe as there won't be so many post in one thread in the future, I will be able to keep up, and give you the common courtesy of a reply, please forgive Papi.

Something that remains out standing in my mind, and as appreciative as I may be for all the praises, accolades you have so kindly bestowed upon my writting, and story telling it has been a little embarrasing for me, and very humbling, may I please explain why, I wish to be as honest and forthright with you as possible, first of all I wouldn't even know how to lay out a story properly, all I do is write what I think and feel, never looked at it as a story, just another post even so, befor the whole world, and ashamedly I am going to give you some truth's about Papi's abilities, as some of you have thought I may be a teacher, a professor, or some other honorable profession, and if not you feel I should be, and I thank you, I am honored believe me but the truth of the matter is I am not qualified to be in the same leaque with these talented people, for one Papi's future to have a career in any field has somewhat diminished because of my advanced year's, then on top of that, due to some stupid, wrong choices in my early life as a teenager, young man, I don't have much of an education to speak of, I sorrowfully confess to you, I left school a half year into the 10th grade, and even when I attended school, English and Grammer were my worst subject's, I didn't know a verb from a prounoun, an adjective from and adverb, never mind understanding what a present participle was, and when it come's to punctuation's in my post, now don't laugh, Ok, I don't mind, it is laughable but the truth is I just throw them in where I think they might go, or it looks good, just never got it sadly, nor do I this very day, then about 6 months after leaving school I enlisted in the Army at the ripe old age of 17, after serving 3 years active service, I did a mandatory 6 more years in reserves, I received an honorable discharge in January 1958, I then decided I was going to take a year off befor finding employment, I needed a long rest after my service, in 1960 I found employment with a national brewer of beer, my title, occupation was brewer, where I remained until 1973 when they went out of business, now what do I do, I didn't have an education, fortunately the Veterans Administration paid for and sent me to a tractor trailer driving school in Brooklyn, NY, where upon completion I was now a bonified Tranportation Engineer as we tarctor trailer driver's prefer to call ourselves, rather than truck driver, 18 wheeler, as it has such a educated ring to it, in our minds an elevated status, my friends I must inform you this is only pun, though when someone asked me what I did for a living, I would jokingly tell them I was a Transportation Engineer, don't you just love it ?

To truck on, I drove for 26 years until I retired, I can only tell you my friends, I was not happy being a tractor trailer driver all these years, I honestly detested it, my only consolation was back then one could make great money, and the benifits were unsurpassed in the trucking industry, at least in my union it was true, they even paid for glasses, and all dental, including braces which both my daughter's ended up needing, I had the opportunity to support my family well and pay the mortgage, this was my first trucking employer, my second outfit which I was employed with for my last 14 years, sadly gave no benifits, except hospitalization which we had to pay into, the way it is now with most companies but I was greatful for the hospitalization of course, the only other positive with this employer was the last year or so they permitted me to bring, and have Kassie Kisses as my co-pilot, and she loved it, I'm sure not many of you can boast you had a "Truckin Yorkie" I guess I could say this was the happiest, and the highlight of my trucking career.

Now you ask, why is Papi divuldging so much personal information ? it's because for one I want to be honest with you my friends, the other is to let you know I don't have any particular talent or professional abilities which qualify me to be a writter or story teller as much as I appreciate your kind words, your love, the many high praises, and the accolades you bestowed upon me which I feel, I surely am not deserving of, the wonderful and true talented writter's here are Lauren and Corinne, I so admire their beautiful writting skill's, they are the ones who deserve the praises, the accolades without any doubt, I only wish I could in fact write as well, I mean a true writter as without a doubt these friends are.

Please my friends this is no intent on my part to offend anyone, I do sincerely appreciate all the kind things you attribute to my writting, you obviously see something in it I don't, and I've just tried to explain why I don't, please, I hope no one gets upset with me nor think I'm being un-appreciative, I'm just a poster, not a writter.

I would just like to add a note which may be of some interest, I have Patticake 2 weeks today, and you probably won't believe what I'm about to tell you, in just these two weeks she is just about fully potty trained, she does all her poops outside now, she only occasionaly will widdle on a pad but that also she prefers to do outside, she is absolutley phenomenal, so unusually smart for such a young age, I believe I've had such good progress with her potty training as for one I'm retired, and have the opportunity to take her for long walks frequently during the day or anywhere else I go, the grass has become her favorite wee wee pad thankfully, she is just so amazing, thank you Brenda for such a smart baby, thank you my friends for making it all possible, when I think I can't love Patticake anymore than I do, she will alway's find something new to surprise me with, put a smile on my face or laugh hysterically, she is just so very precious, just as your babies are for you also, I love her so very much my friends.

Papi & Patticake thank you so much my friends for the wonderful blessing you have given us, thank you very much.

Goodnight our friends.

Papi & Patticake.

[patty58]

I am also one of the girls who want to adopted by Papi since I lost my daddy 8 years ago. He was the best! Now Papi, if you took the time to answer all of us personally you wouldn't have time to write your wonderful Patticake stories and I know I would much rather hear your wonderful words painting pictures of your Patticake play time. We all know and feel your appreciation and wait in anticipation of your next installment!!!! Please keep them coming for us. Patty

[YorkieMom55]

Papi, I would like to wish you a "Happy Fathers Day" also. I haven't been able to say that phrase to anyone in 25 years. My dad went to live with the Angels in 1982. Your family (Patticake included) is blessed to have you in their lives. So are we.

[RMKC]

A very Happy Fathersday Papi ! May Patticake shower you with lots of Kisses !!!!!

[wemple2]

It's here...It's Fathers Day!!! From all of us here at YT...To Papi, with love...
Enjoy your day Papi...I hope you don't mind me looking up to you as a father figure, as you are so deserving of the title. Did Patticake leave you a present this morning? If so I hope it was outside!!! Good thoughts to you from Illinois, today, tomorrow and always!!!

[Tophersmom]

Papi....Wishing you a warm and loving Father's day, today....a special day, I'm sure for both you and little Patticake. (Though I bet all of your days together are special ones)

hugs to you both

[Papi]

Happy Papi/Patticake day my dear friends.

I would like to thank each of you for your thoughtful, and warm Father's Day wishe's, I sincerely appreciate it, you have all become very dear to my heart, yet as it is Father's Day, and I have fortunately been blessed in many way's, most particularly by you my warm hearted Yorkie adopted daughter's who have made this Father's Day an exceptionally special and happy one by your giving to Papi the greatest gift of all your loving kindness, and sweet, precious Patticake, what more could any Dad ask for, yes, I am ecstatically happy today, I get to celebrate my first Father's Day with Patticake, though I am saddened when I read these quotes;

patty58
I lost my daddy 8 years ago. He was the best!

YorkieMom55
I haven't been able to say that phrase to anyone in 25 years. My dad went to live with the Angels in 1982.

I believe wemple2 your father has also passed on, Lauren your Dad also if I remember correctly, I'm sure other's of you sadly also have lost your father's, and I know these words can never erase the pain or ease the range of emotions you must be feeling, enduring this day, and each Father's Day I am sincerely sorry, true I can say I'm sorry but honestly can't begin to know or imagine the heartache you individually are contending with, though I have reason to be happy this day, there remains this saddness for you my adopted Yorkie girl's (ladie's) not that this may be of any consolation for you, remove the emptiness you have in your live's, in your heart's, especially even more prounounced, prominent this day, you my dear friends, and this may be difficult for some to agree with me on but you for whatever year's you were blessed to have with your Dad's, no this is not like having him here, being able to hug, hold him, and receive one of his tender, comforting bear hugs, a warm kiss on the cheek, and I'm not intentionally, nor want to cause you to cry, I am or attempting to make a point, you, each of you at least can recall the love, and so many fond memories you shared, have the hope of one day being togeather again, sadly my friends, I unfortunately didn't have any of that, true I had a father but never knew him, he abandoned Papi, put me, my brother, and sister in an orphanage at the age of five, never saw him again, I am not as fortunate as you my dear girls (ladie's), my friends to even recall any fond memories, to know and be loved by a Father as you have by your's, and as difficult, incomprehensible as this may be to digest or believe, you were blessed, and contiue to be blessed every day of your live's, as long as you remain on this beautiful earth, you have the breath of life, you will alway's be able to recall the love, the fond memories of your Dad until you meet again, until such time, you have Papi as your adopted Dad and I am undeservingly honored, and humbly appreciative to be considerd as such by many of you, so please let's celabrate this Father's Day togeather, spiritually with your Father's, please I would hope for you to be as happy as you have made me this day by your love, and warm wishes, you have all been so kind to Papi, let me give you all a big hug now wouldn't it be wonderful if I could give everyone of you in person a tender loving bear hug, consider it done spiritually.

I love you my friends, my adopted daughter's.

Thank you so much for making this a special and memorable Father's Day for Papi & Patticake

Patticake asked me to give you a gift as her way of saying thank you, 4 image's she thought cute, though after all my bragging about her being Potty Trained so soon her Father's Day gift to me this morning was poop in the middle of my rug, which really shocked me, as from the beginning of first bring her home, with the exception of the gift she left on my couch, she alway's pooped on wee wee pad, I guees he was angry with me for some reaso, didn't want me to have a Happy Father's Day of course I was big enough to forgive her, wasn't going to let her spoil my special day, she knew I would the little darling, she know's how much I love her, ya think she may be taking advantage of Papi's sweet dispostion ?

Hope you enjoy the images my friends, thank you so much for your warm wishes, you have made it a very special day for Papi & Patticake.

Thank you very, very much.

Papi/Patticake

[daisy mae06]

I love the pictures she looks so cut I hope you have a great day and it is not too hot there. It is in the 90's here. Have a great day Papi. We love you!.
HUGS to you and Pati Cake.

[margaritaville]

Papi, those are I love you gifts. The first one-thank you for bringing me to NJ.
The second Happy Father's Day. And there will be more for you-on your birthday and Christmas. It's just a load of "I love you". Happy Father's Day.
Those of us who have lost Dads have not really lost them. They are with us, watching over us and in our hearts. I prefer to think of the good times on days like this.

[Ozzie'sperson]

It's not a phrase I utter or a holiday I observe either. (Fathers don't always have to be dead to be lost.)

So Papi, it does my heart good to give these wishes to you! It's so nice to be among your adopted ones. And please know that your love of Patticake is all the thanks and the best gift I think that you could give to any one of us.

Your pictures are absolutely adorable. And like so many others, I think we need to start a new thread for regular updates. Patticake Station was only the first chapter ...

[Rudys Mom]

" Hi " Papi. I don't think I've ever posted in this thread, but I've followed it all along. Just wanted to let you know that I am one of the many on here who's father has allready passed away. Mine in 1989. My dad was a long distance truck driver like you, Papi and like you he only completed the 10th grade in school, he had to quit school to help on his family farm in Iowa because his dad left to run around with another woman. My husband is a local truck driver for Miller Beer.

I don't think I ever posted because you all were on a "roll" with what you all wanted to accomplish and I really didn't have anything to add. I so applaud all of you who had any part in getting Patticake to Papi. That was so unbelievabely kind and self less of you's.

I don't think it really matters in life what "title" you have had or not. What I think matters is if you are a "good" person. And Papi, you are a very good person.

Take Care... You and Patticake.

Dawn