Hey Scrappers! Chelle’s Aunt Sari “pop”pin’ in with some great ideas for Father’s Day, aka dear old Dad, Poppa, Daddy, Father, Daddy-Oh, Pop, Pa, Patriarch, the Old Man, the Ol’ Fart. I’m sure you have your special nicknames for the Dad’s in your life. Here’s one of my nicknames. Toward the end of Dad’s life, he became more a a child then my “Father.” He had an Aunt named Gwennie May. My Dad’s name was Glen and I often called him Glennie May. He thought it was funny! Even when he was dying of cancer, it always made him smile. LOL

Consider all the Dad’s in your life, your father, your father-in-law, grandfather, children’s father, or just someone who participated in your life as your dear old Dad.

  • When I was in my early teens, our church group would sponsor a special dinner and activity night for the girls and their fathers… A Daddy Daughter Date… if you will. My Dad was out of town. My sister Arlene sent her husband over to be “my” Dad. A thank you to Larry for doing so. I’d have felt “weird” without a Dad that night.
  • Chelle’s Dad, Ed, also comes to mind. With me being only one year older that her, I was often at their house or participating in “their” activities. I remember going to Disneyland with their family when I was around 12 or 13.  I don’t think I have a single memory of a childhood fireworks show on the 4th of July without Ed being involved. He uses to drive down the road, swerving from lane to lane to see how gravity-smashed we’d get against each other as he rolled into the next swerve. A special thank-you to him as well. I always knew I could tell Ed anything and he’d help out or give me some good advice. He also makes the best scrambled eggs ever. I loved sleeping over at her house.
  • When I was young, my sister LuAnn married her husband, Marty. I can remember him saving all the boxtops on cereal and sending away for the free prizes all for me. Marty’s always been a fun guy!
  • You might also consider an Uncle as you’ll see I did in this LO of my Uncle Boyce (Chelle’s Great Uncle.) I remember hearing Boyce sing, play the organ, ballrooom-dance, milk the cows, all while being a Father of 5. Later in life he had Parkinson’s Disease and he lost most of his control over physical abilities, so this picture helps me remember him before Parkinson’s when he was young & healthy.  We had a  special Family Home Evening where all of my Grandfather Pitcher’s descendants came. All I remember we did was ballroom-dance together. There might have been a square dance or 2 as that was something my Pitcher Grandparents did a lot of. I can remember dancing with Boyce. I was pretty good at it too, since I was young enough I just stood on his feet. LOL

Next a couple from Chelle. One of her original paper scrapbooks was a blessing book, she provides a LO from it.Look how far her skills have changed since the mid-90s. Just start! Just Do It!

Followed by the “Glen Griffin Classic,” a golf-tournament was have annually around my Father’s Birthday, just a week before Chelle’s in July. Dad liked to golf, and he had a great handicap–as long as he was the one keeping score. Dad loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and always had a funny joke or a teaser to share. He often stopped people driving down the road. They’d stop and Dad would say, Do you know how far you’d have been if you hadn’t stopped?” or “Do you know your back wheels are going forward?” For all the new grandson’s-in-law, he would reach out & shake their hands, and wanting to make a good impression, that give Dad’s hand a real-firm and lively handshake back. Dad would always say, “Are you cold? Well, why are you shaking?” Dad had a million of them!

Now some ideas from the Creative Team. We’ll start with Shannon and her beautiful LO of her Father.

Next up is Kayla with her LO titled “My Dad. Check out the funny things her daughter remembers about her Dad. His weight is my favorite!

Lynett”s LO of her son’s tribute to his Dad just makes me all squishy inside. Love the wet-paint alpha!

Last we have Melissa, with “You & Me” and a perfectly masculine little kiss.

Who are the Dad’s in your life? What are your special memories that you could scrap? I hope we gave you some great ideas! Want MORE? In my LO I used Chelle’s Anchor’s Aweigh, Shannon used Rolling Along (both are part of the Military Bundle), Chelle used Hole-In-One/Putt-Putt, & Kayla, Lynett & Melissa used Toadally Add On. Did I hear a request for EVEN MORE? Chelle’s “Toadally” kit will be in the market next month. We know you’ve been waiting….