100 List

I have been thinking a lot about dad the last couple of weeks, obviously, and one afternoon I sat down and just started listing all the things that remind me of dad. I have been meaning to post this list now for a while, but am finally getting around to it. I remember Laurie making lists about each one of us a couple of years ago, one thing for each year of our age. Except for mom (she left out a few years I noticed). So this helped to inspire me to do this list. Enjoy.

Dad List
1. Mom and Dad
2. Grandma Jessie
3. Price
4. Price Dump
5. Kiwi’s
6. Dirty Old Rag
7. Old Sack of Potatoes
8. MR2
9. Z’s 280, 300
10. Fiero
11. Mercs
12. Pea Green Buick
13. Doing Doughnuts in the winter in the Green Buick with the slick vinyl seats
14. Drawing
15. Studio
16. The frogs behind the mirror in the studio
17. Pinewood Derby Cars
18. The 5th grade house project
19. FIREWORKS
20. Bow and arrows
21. Bayonet
22. Guns
23. Shooting things from the Price Dump
24. Work Ethic
25. Knowledge
26. Classic Car Shows
27. Nebo Loop
28. Cache Valley Cruise In
29. Production Room
30. Dark Room
31. Projector
32. Watching dad work in the studio
33. Late nights at Natures Herbs
34. Driving the truck in the NH parking lot for the first time.
35. Driving the MR2 for the first time on Sandhill Road and feeling the turbo kick in
36. Watching the speedometer on the truck go all the way around on highway 6 south of Price
37. Music
38. The music machine
39. Lime and the coconuts
40. Waxing the van listening to MNF
41. Super Bowls
42. Betting on the SB with dad
43. Photography
44. Photo shoots
45. Photoshop
46. Sim Ant
47. Creating new sounds on the Mac
48. Running through the kitchen and jumping off the stairs into his arms.
49. Do you want to see a long way?
50. Where does it hurt?
51. Nice Shot
52. Nice Try
53. Smashing whipped cream pie in his face, and getting one back
54. His sound effects
55. Memorial day weekend
56. Indy 500
57. Car Wars
58. Blues Brothers
59. Blowing the fuse for the sound system in the van
60. Great sound systems in cars
61. Home re-modelings
62. Model Cars
63. Pictures of cars
64. His stories
65. His clients
66. The Cadillac
67. The silver Buick
68. KFC Chicken and strawberry pie in the back yard
69. Chopping down the apple tree
70. Driving around at night asking people if they have seen old man Provo
71. The trumpet
72. The trumpets demise
73. Family vacations in the Van
74. Slippery fish
75. French
76. The cobblestone in his Studio from France
77. Airbrushing
78. His Paintings
79. Cat in the road
80. Slide shows
81. Shaklee
82. Whisker collection
83. Never eat Chinese food from a guy named Hurley
84. Elephants
85. Smurfs, Sampson, random stories about neighbors
86. His hand animal at dinner
87. Making jokes at dinner, and mom threatening to throw water on him
88. Throwing us up out of the water at Veterans
89. His snore
90. Don’t eat ice cream late at night or you will wake up with a headache
91. Matchbox, Hot Wheels
92. Napkins
93. The plans he would draw out for splitting the shared bedroom into two rooms.
94. Drawing in church
95. Whistling
96. Old recordings of himself singing and Laurie talking when she was young
97. Home videos
98. Egging on the bison in Yellowstone
99. Collection of books and especially magazines
100. Just everything else that made dad, Dad. Especially his example of love and respect for mom and grandma.


I also made a list for Mom, because it is good to do these things for people when they are still with us. You always hear people mention, "Why don't we ever tell people how we feel about them, until it is too late?" Also, as I mentioned Laurie's list for mom was not quite complete, so here is my 100 list for mom.

Mom List
1. Dad and Mom
2. Grandma and Grandpa Cowley
3. Mt Pleasant
4. Nephi
5. Smithfield
6. Logan
7. Reading Grandma’s history
8. England
9. British Comedies
10. Classy
11. Love of things British and European
12. Hard working
13. Balanced out dad, they make a perfect pair
14. Caring
15. Nurturing
16. Great taste
17. Great Cook
18. Great example
19. Overcame difficult childhood
20. Peacemaker
21. Love of music
22. Preparing the house for the holidays
23. Loves the smell of a live Christmas Tree
24. Creates a calm atmosphere
25. Very kind to everyone
26. Has the admiration of everyone we commonly know, people always tell me how great and beautiful she is, and she is both for sure.
27. Very patient
28. Has a soft spot for young kids (I think it is especially soft for the ones with big brown eyes and dark skin at her school).
29. Adored by all her grandchildren
30. VW’s (bugs, old and new; jetta)
31. Exercise
32. Very healthy
33. Keeps everything in order, house, yard, etc.
34. Nearly losing a finger from the lawn mower
35. Les Miserable’
36. Other plays we went to at BYU and Hale Center
37. Doing so much to help us out with paper routes through the years, it wasn’t always easy, but she taught us to get what was expected done, even when it wasn’t fun and you had to work on holidays.
38. Family Dinners
39. Threatening to throw water on dad at the dinner table when he was acting too silly
40. Tucking us in at night as little kids
41. Back rubs
42. Intelligent
43. Norton’s
44. Westridge
45. Very organized
46. Dedicated
47. Doesn’t mind doing the “dirty work”
48. Being teased by Joan, Linda, and Thelma
49. Great love and respect for Grandma Jessie, Mimi, and Jack
50. Strong
51. Expected us to earn certain privileges
52. Loves the gospel
53. Used the gospel to create the family bond that exists today
54. Always willing to do anything for her kids
55. Let us make our own decisions, trusted her kids
56. Not at all judgmental
57. Always spoke kind words, and wanted us to do the same
58. Board games
59. Card games
60. Spending time with us as kids, making us feel loved and special
61. Always learning
62. Loves to read
63. Quilting
64. Sewing/mending
65. The Hymn “Because I Have Been Given Much”
66. Grateful
67. Really understands and knows people
68. Very genuine
69. Very pleasant
70. Taught us how to set a table properly
71. Taught us the value of knowing how to cook, do simple sewing, laundry, etc.
72. Enjoyed a candlelight supper every now and then
73. Was very appreciative of the times she and dad could spend together, especially in recent years when his health limited the good days/weeks.
74. Thoughtful, sends cards on birthdays, special occasions, etc.
75. Thankful, writes many thank you cards to others
76. Letter writer
77. Keeps in touch with friends from England and other places far away
78. Maintaining traditions is important to her
79. Always willing to show support for her kids and grandkids by attending all their activities
80. Enjoys inviting us all over for sporting events, Jazz games, BYU/UTAH football games, Super Bowl
81. Teacher
82. Good Listener
83. Made each holiday throughout the year fun and special
84. Easter time picnic/hunt
85. 4th of July Parade
86. Always there for you, dependable
87. Forgiving
88. Doesn’t ask for help often, although she needs to
89. Sensitive
90. Optimistic
91. Appreciates each new day
92. Sets out to accomplish certain things every day
93. Loves trees, flowers, plants, any living and growing thing
94. Loves the color green
95. Finds joy and purpose in having things to do, being busy, there was always purpose to what she was doing.
96. She’s always willing to feed you, and make a meal for others
97. Hugs
98. Quietly encourages to do what is right
99. She’s a nice, nice, girl (from Avery)
100. Everything else that makes Mom, MOM. Especially her great love for her family.