My Father's Sweater

My dad, Vade Sr, wore sweaters, button up type. Janet bought me a button up sweater in the Winter Holidays in 2008. When I put this sweater on, I think of my Dad. But the difference is his sweater had smells...smells of his work...his store...the place he that had the motto of "Almost Everything". His sweaters and his turned up collars on his dress shirts were such a part of him. He usually wore a shirt with collars to work and he wore it for days! One reason he had the smell he did was because he didn't take a bath that often. He was a large guy as I said earlier and it wasn't easy for him to get in and out of the bathtub. A bath came once or twice a week, not a shower but a full bath in the tub where he would make a huge mess in the bathroom. Dirty underwear and water were all over the floor but mom cleaned it up without too much complaining. I could hear him in the tub for what seemed like hours but I am sure it wasn't that long...well, maybe an hour.