A Good Dad

Fathers Day is 3 days away and I'm feeling pretty blessed to have had a good dad.   Every once in awhile the father of my children will say, right out loud, "gee. I miss your dad"....and those words, though simple, are profound in my ears and they soothe my heart in a way that only love can.   He passed away in 2000 - I guess that makes it 12 years ago - and I still can hear the sound of his jolly laugh and remember the way it felt to be in the same room with him.  (safe. secure. sure.)  A treasured dad memory I have is he and I laying on the family room floor of our mobile home on Lake Lyons Road one hot summer afternoon.  He played his guitar and we sang Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home  (made popular?? by Joe South in the early 70's??).
 I wonder what makes me remember that moment. (I don't recall  any other detail, big or small, about that day.)  I wonder if I knew all the words while I sang along or if I made some up, and I wonder if we sang the song more than once?  More than anything, I wonder this:   if dad were still alive, would HE recall this special moment in time that is safe in my memory; making me feel sure that I was blessed to have a good dad.  Here's the link of Joe South singing the song so you can listen to the tune and the lyrics....they're good! Just like my dad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsR1k453SA