Poppy

My father-in-law passed away over the weekend.

Donald or "Poppy", as my daughter calls him, was a lover of John Deere tractors, farming, and kiddos. Especially that kiddo in the above photo, his one and only grandchild-Hopey. His face tells it all.
Of course-he loved his own kiddos too-Larry and Terry. (I love this photo.)
He took Hoper to school everyday on his way to work, for years. I snapped the above photo one morning before they left.
The last few years had not been kind to him healthwise. But he just kept trudging along.....

We're ALL gonna miss him-A LOT!!!