Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to my Dad, and my Father-in-law!!!  I'm sorry you didn't get a gift, but if it's any consolation, neither did my own husband!

Aside from Egg's Benedict for breakfast, and Chicken Kiev for dinner, this is all Doug got yesterday;

To Doug on Father's Day:  

(It's a poem, people!)

I wanted to hide it,
but I just can’t deny it,

I guess I’ll be clear...
I really dropped the ball this year!

My plan was to make you a marvelous craft
with help from the boys, (instead of taking a nap).

Maybe something with plaster and hand prints and paint,
And enough sparkly glitter to make a man faint!

But my big plans fell through
and with the house being messy too,

I moved on to the next idea...
Maybe something from Ikea?

No, that wont do,
And it’s so far away, too!

Then I considered a gift from Deseret Book,
but forgot the title you wanted and didn’t bother to look.


I really wanted a mousepad, for your new computer
and figured with MY face on it, it couldn’t be cuter!

But with shipping and handling and other delay’s,
it wouldn’t have gotten here for 7 to 10 days.

All of the sudden, epiphany!
I decided “I’ll play him a symphony!”

(On my violin!)

But where to begin?
I haven’t played music
since who-knows-when?

A painting was out, since we know how THAT goes,
It’s more likely you’ll get me to suck on your toes!

But then on came the light,
that would make everything right!

I said to myself, “I’ll write him a poem!

For I can do that
right here at home!

And the best part of all is that he’ll never know
that his REAL gift, was a big ‘No Show’!!!”

So this is the present you’re getting from me.
It didn’t cost anything, so I hope now you’ll see,
a gift that costs cash is always more fun!


And if you are lucky...




maybe next year...





you’ll get one.