He Lessened the "brrr"

Winter mornings were cold, even in the concrete home we'd moved to. To make it easier to get up, Daddy would warm the rooms with space-heater-stoves, casting grid-designs on the ceilings and walls.

Later, I remember he did the same thing on furloughs--in the U.S., unlike Okinawa, it got cold enough to snow. But when we had to go somewhere, Daddy often went out to the parking lot early and turned on the car heater so that by the time the rest of the family came out, it was nice and warm.

Thank you for thinking about us, Daddy.