About 350 days ago (actually 351 due to the leap year) I hit the panic button. It was my Dad's 70th and there was nary enough time to time to organize a half-decent shindig. But then I paused, took off my shoes and socks and did the math. He was only 69. Phew!!!
I usually remember his birthday, even without the virtual assistance of Facebook. However, I usually only remember with enough time to get a card in the mail. Whatever the case, I vowed to remember his birthday in 2016 with sufficient time to organize a 'birthday bash' worthy of such a great man.
But I am a field biologist that specialises in tropical biological field surveys and March is 'survey season'. So, as is almost always the case, the rains came, I went bush and I will miss his birthday.
I wanted to be there with him, but I can't be and I am gutted about it. So rather than have a sook about it I made a little video to let him know why, to me, he is not just a 'dad', but a great dad.
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