<p>… to all the great Dads out there! Hope you are having a wonderful day.
How did you spend yours? Us - BBQ and Baseball!</p>
<p>H did a 50 mile bike ride this morning with one of my company’s senior VPs and has been playing with some new electronic toy (some advanced DVD player/recorder) he bought himself. He had to fix my lunch, since I am back on crutches/brace, and we are going to see Knocked Up. What more could a father want? D called him and WildChild is going to the movies with us (fortunately, WC has no life here in Nashville yet).</p>
<p>HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!</p>
<p>Hope it’s been a nice and relaxing one for all! :)</p>
<p>Dh woke up to a decorated cookie cake for breakfast <em>rofl</em> from the kidlets. Several are out working today, but tonight, we will have a nice dinner together as a family----BBQ!!! And the kids will give their dad a few little gifts! :D</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>Normally we go to the grandfolks for dinner with the whole extended fam. Usually there’s lots of tension on my (dysfunctional) side; either somebody not helping out with dinner like they should, or somebody calling at the last minute to cancel, etc.</p>
<p>This year, we’re celebrating 2 weeks late, due to conflicting schedules (who in their right mind schedules a dance recital on Father’s Day???) We’re all home here (except D, who is still at work but will be home for dinner). I am preparing for D’s graduation party next Sun. so I am doing some last minute Spring cleaning. Other than that, just relaxing. Very nice; we should do this every year!</p>
<p>I’m enjoying a family tradition. Doing exactly only what I want. No chores, no honeydo’s, no “Dad can you…”</p>
<p>It’s a tradition my own father started many moons ago when he insisted that while he was a father 364 days a year, Father’s Day should be his. No surprise dinners, no lines at restaurants, nothing planned. It gave him a chance to do his own thing, unencumbered.</p>
<p>My wife and kids have allowed me the same luxury. Yesterday, my daughter slipped and asked what I was planning to cook for dinner today. My piercing stare quickly reminded her not to tread on tradition.</p>
<p>My H has gone to the Outer Banks to visit his Dad who has been hospitalized this week but was sent home yesterday just in time for Father’s Day. </p>
<p>On his way back home today H is stopping by S1’s college apartment to have dinner with him.</p>
<p>S2 and I will see him when he gets home tonight with my Mother’s Day present and his Father’s Day present (to ourselves!) in the back of the truck, a set of Adirondack chairs from the OBX.</p>
<p>Packmom,
Oh, those Adirondack chairs sound nice.
H and I spent the afternoon by the pool reading/napping. The kids were swimming for a while then they went surfing at the beach. H and I went to my mom and dad’s house, visited. </p>
<p>We’re getting :eek: pizza and rotisserie chicken tonight!</p>
<p>What a bad mom/wife I am. :(</p>
<p>Happy Father’s Day to everyone!!</p>
<p>Speaking of Aidirondack chairs, my H received a red tie with tiny white Adirondack chairs all over it - my daughter called it an “I’d rather be on vacation” tie. We had a picnic on the patio, grandmas, kids and all.
An ideal SoCal summer Sunday - not a cloud in the sky, light breeze, temp around 75 degrees. </p>
<p>Everyone has gone home now, and H is putting up the feet and watching the end of the U.S. Open. Nice day, all around. </p>
<p>Happy Father’s Day to all you great dads on CC.</p>
<p>A kid made dinner was due to start a half hour ago but it does smell great!</p>
<p>Kids chipped in for a 2G ipod nano for dad, and spent loads of time downloading all of his favorite (mainly rock) tunes for him to listen to in the car. He LOVES it!</p>
<p>Happy father’s day!</p>
<p>H coached S2’s All Star Tournament team all weekend–he loved it! Best tournament he’s ever coached!! S2’s team had 3 shutout wins. They played to a 0-0 tie in the championship game, but lost by one in a PK shootout!! :(</p>
<p>Still a fun weekend for H!!! Great group of kids!</p>
<p>HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY TO ALL OF OUR CC DADS AND DH’S</p>
<p>OMG, Irish, HOW TOTALLY AWESOME!!! CONGRATS to your husband and his fabulous team!!! What a wonderful accomplishment and a great Father’s Day present from his very talented All-Star Tournament team! 
:)</p>
<p>Thanks, berurah!!! </p>
<p>Yep, he deserves lots of praise (and so do the kids for playing their hearts out on a couple of hot days!) DH has been coaching house league soccer for about 10 years–first our D’s team, then S2’s, with a little bit of “assisting” with S1’s team when he was in HS. Our Dukie, S1, helped out his junior and senior years in HS, and still comes to be a visiting coach whenever he’s home from Duke!! It is a labor of love, spring and fall. I love going to the games to cheer. Just as you have your “adopteds”, these kids and our swim team kids (that’s my job!) are our “adopteds”!!</p>
<p>Irish~</p>
<p>Wish you were here to cheer for my brood in their various activities!!! There is just NO ONE better!!! {{{{{hugs!!!}}}}} :)</p>
<p>DH likes beef so I did a London Broil on the grill. Found a great marinade recipe online w/“everything” in–Worcestershire sauce, mustard, rosemary, red wine vinegar, pepper, etc. After 24 hours in that, this meat was so tender & tasty! DH was very happy. :)</p>
<p>Another made-up holiday like mothers day and valentines day. OTOH I did get a really cool Tommy Bahama shirt from my wife. Will be wearing it next week in Aruba.</p>
<p>berurah~your kids may not really want me there to cheer (though I’d LOVE to do it for them!!!) I do have a reputation (but limit my cheering to ONLY positive/encouraging comments!!), and my kids (and adopteds) are resigned to it! I know you are an equally (and probably better!!! ) cheerleader for your crew!!!</p>
<p>Three children -
S #1 - working out-of-town
D - Africa
S #2 - Central America
Dad - watching the last day of the US Open on television.</p>
<p>Speaking of watching sports on TV, one of Hs Father’s Day gifts was a hit- I added the baseball lineup to our satellite TV service. Since we already do get local baseball on a couple of our TV sets that are still hooked up to cable, I thought it was just to be able to watch the local games on the rest of the sets in the house. What I didn’t realize is that it’s not just one channel - we now get EVERY baseball game and several baseball channels! I think I just did myself in! At least I am a pretty big baseball fan, too.</p>