Father's Day is soon upon us (June 15). I approach this holiday with sadness. This will be the second Father's Day since I lost my Dad in the spring of 2007. Then almost a year to the day, my Mom passed away this spring. I miss them both and grieve a little each day when something suddenly reminds me they are gone.
I was a Daddy's girl, even as an adult. I believe he could do anything! Daddy passed along a lot of things to me, including my thrifty spirit.
Although I can't spend this holiday with him, I will definitely have a little "talk" with him!
I have 2 children and 2 grandchildren, so Father's Day is still a special day in my home! I want to emphasise that probably the most special gift you can give any dad is your TIME! My Dad loved to just sit and visit. So - spend the day with your loved one! You will be glad you did.
Along with some face time, here's a few frugal ideas that I'm sure your dad would like:
- Go through your photo albums and put together a photo collage of your Dad's family and friends
- If you have a tech savvy Dad or can swing a digital picture frame, create your collage from digital images and write them to a CD
- Dad like to read? Mine sure did! Give them a gift card or pick out a special book and sign and date it with a personal note
- Mow the lawn and let him sip lemonade!
- Wash his vehicle(s)
- Does he have a favorite meal? Prepare it and invite him to dinner
- Bake a cake and decorate it. Doesn't matter if you have cake decorating skills!
Most of all - enjoy the day and each other!
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