My awesome Daddy

My sister just blogged about our amazing dad, who started his own remodeling business in Washington State a little over 20 years ago. He has remodeled homes (and built them from the ground up, like the one we grew up in) for as long as I can remember. Whenever I smell sawdust or hear power tools, I immediately think of my Daddy. His small business is now huge, even in this economy, and he has people on a "waiting list" of sorts because they would rather wait for him to work on their homes than hire someone else. He has worked on small scale repairs to huge houses for celebraties and mansions in gated communities.

Anyway, last year he was named Top Remodeler for Pierce County by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and was also in Remodeler Magazine as one of the top 50 remodelers in the nation. Last night (which I had to find out about on my sister Celeste's blog- click here to read her post which is so much more descriptive) he was also named BIAW's Top Remodeler for Washington State. How amazing is that?! All the top remodelers for each county were up for this award, but my dad was chosen as the best. I am so proud of him because I know that he started this business from scratch and has gone on to be the best there is. He is way modest and won't admit to how awesome he is, but he really is amazing in his talents as well as in every other aspect of his life. Not only is he the best remodeler, but he treats his employees like gold, he is the best "Papa" any grandkid could have, and on and on. Just a little shout out to my Daddy! I love you!

My amazing father and my just-as-amazing mother. I know I've posted this picture before (which is so blogging faux-pas) but oh well. I'm on my computer and not Adam's and his computer has all my recent pictures. Sorry!