Creative Father's Day Help

500 miles is a long trip to do in on day. I've done longer, but 500 miles is a long trip.

I would look up the web site for Dines, Drive-ins and Dives. Then find any of those restaurants that are along your route. Stop in there for lunch or dinner. I've eaten at several of the restaurants they've reviewed and they have always been excellent. AND they are never one of your typical restaurants. It will be a nice surprise.

If it were me I would want my wife to surprise me by celebrating father's day the weekend before. I don't know how you do father's day, but for Mother's Day, my wife said she wanted "Orange Chicken" and to spend some time with our kids. Orange Chicken is one of the few things I've never tried to cook. So I took her out to eat Friday night for Orange Chicken. Saturday we went to IHOP for breakfast. Saturday evening we went on a horse and carriage ride with two of our kids and their spouses. Then I took all of us out to dinner and out for dessert. Sunday we went to one of kids homes for dinner.

We made a weekend of it for Mothers' day. I would recommend you do something like that for him or Father's Day. Make a weekend of it. One Father's day we went sailplaning. The instructor flew it most of the time, but I got to fly it a little. One time we went for a walk along the beach and a picnic lunch. We took our suits and went swimming. We have been to Medieval Times, Knott's Berry Farm ,Disneyland, Sea World, and took a gondola ride Newport Harbor. Look to see what Groupon has to offer or any one of those type of sites. And have fun.

Good luck to you and yours.

have you seen those things for teachers that a little thing stands for something.... or candybar awards.....
i have a whole list for you to send...
microwave popcorn...we are popping for love for you
a candle ... u light up our life
ice pack ... we apperciate how cool you are.
playing cards.. your number one - hands down
coffee... we apperciate how you handle the grind of our household.

A plane ticket so he does not have to drive! How about you celebrate it the following weekend. I think that would be the easiest thing to do. Then you have endless possibilities.

How about program the trip home with his music? Try and gauge your trip to stop at an attraction or special restaurant he would like for lunch? An audio version of a book he's been wanting?

I'm sure he knows of the family's predicament. I'm sure he'd be happy at what ever gesture you would make.

REALLY throw him for a loop and ignore it all together! Everyone act like it is any other day. Eventually it will come up and you should be all apologetic. I got carried away with the wedding, the trip and all of life in general.....
Have something delivered to the house before you get home - something that can include the perfect gift for a coming weekend. (whatever that perfect gift might be) I like to make my husband 'sweat' these things a bit, he is just too perfect all the time. It is the only surprise I get to pull on him.

You have a great idea.
How about little things he can open up along the way when you stop (they
won't be tied to a main theme or anything but........)
-bag of fortune cookies (fun to read)
-I love the idea of a travel goodie bag (you could put in a coffee travel
mug, his favorite snacks, water bottles but make your own personalized
labels well in advance)
-a nice pair of sunglasses for the drive
-map out your drive then google towns & see if there's anything totally on
your way that would be a point of interest where you could stop & check
out quickly
-a little cooler to put all of your drinks in
-get the "Chicken Soup For The Soul For Dad's" book & read a few
excerpts to him along the way
-google a fun restaurant along the way to treat him to lunch or dinner
-if he has a favorite sports team, whip out a tee shirt or sweatshirt w/their
logo on it for him to where on the drive
-have your kids write their 5 favorite things they about their daddy & read
them aloud to him on the drive
-definitely bring about 5 little gifts to have him open every 100 miles when
you stop at a rest stop or you can open for him
-before you go on your trip, type out on nice paper the words Father with each letter standing for something then frame it. Like this:
Fun
Awesome
Terrific
Hysterical
Entertaining
Responible
(not these words but you get the idea)
-have some tickets to a sporting event he likes to give him

I would definitely go with the suggestions to postpone till the next weekend, especiallly since this is the second year in a row. Have cards or I like the music idea, and then have a real celebration when you can. What difference does it make, really, as long as he's honored? It's an arbitrary date made up by Hallmark!