Happy Fathers Day !

[chuck j]

I would like to wish every father here a great day ! Only happens one day a year so enjoy yourself with your family . I'm thinking there may be some CHL related gifts given today and if so please post them .
What are the plans for today ? There have ben whispers behind my back , sneaky looks at each other , seems like extra food has ben bought and the door to the spare bedroom is off limits for me .There will be a good Father's Day sermon at church this morning with an all you can eat bacon breakfast ! Good oppertunity to connect with our heavenly father . I hope everyone here has a great Father's Day !

What are your plans ?

[The Annoyed Man]

I'm part of a worship team, playing in three services today....at 9:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. I'll be celebrating my Father's day. I don't think that my wife and son have anything special planned for me, and I'm OK with that. But thank you for the sentiment.

[longtooth]

Nothing special here either. Celebrate Fathers Day in the Fathers house.

My Dad is gone now But I know what he gave me.
Strong work ethic.
Liberty lovin Patriot for this country.
Make a debt - Pay it.
Give your word - Keep it.
Thanks Dad. Cant buy them @ any price & they are not for sale either.

[chuck j]

Sounds like good plans for this day . RoadRunnerTR21 I'm happy for you that you still have your father , my dad went to the Lord in 1986 , he is missed .

My childhood was full of hunting , fishing and enjoying running the creeks exploring all encouraged by my dad . Shot my first coyote when I was 13 , used a Weems All Call to bring him in . Dad and I decided to make a scull mount to commerate the occasion . We were drinking coffee at the kitchen table and had the coyote head boiling on the cookstove in a big metal Folgers coffee can , can was a little small so we had to flip the head over every so often . We thought mom was going to be gone for a while but she showed up and wanted to know what smelled so bad , we told her . She was pretty mad and told my dad ; Claud ! I dont expect much from him (me) but I expect you to have better sense than this , where upon she stormed out of the kitchen . Dad and me drank coffee and talked about the intolerence of women . I have many good memories of my father . Oh ! still got the skull turned a little bit brown now .

[Lumberjack98]

Thanks chuckj and a very happy Father's Day to you as well!

My day will be filled with church, a brief kayak outing and then a family dinner with the in-laws.

My Dad is in the DFW area and I will call him sometime today and make sure I thank him for being a wonderful Dad.

[strider67]

Happy Father's Day all! Mine has been perfect so far. My son gave me a very nice, soft-sided pistol case for a range transport. My daughter gave me a personalized Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookie the size of a large pizza to eat at the range. And my wife gave me a couple of awesome, new golf shirts to wear while trying to "shoot" birdies! Everything is gun related...

We will have lunch in a bit with my Dad (and Mom), as my wife's Father passed about 12 years ago. Her Mother will attend, so that's awesome.

Enjoy YOUR day, Dads!

[chuck j]

Longtooth, I owe my dad for the same , I would love to have 10 minutes with him today ! Should have taken advantage of the time I had with him .

[Beiruty]

My best father day gift.....

[Vol Texan]

I spent my Father's Day aboard a flight from Singapore to London. But when I get home on Friday, I get three full weeks with my family (including the 4th of July, and my daughter's 5th birthday)!

Beiruty, I believe your photos below have convinced me it's time to buy her first .22 rifle (pink, of course).

[chuck j]

Good decision , happy Fathers Day !

[FishInTx]

Spent the day on the golf course. It was really hot but made 3 birdies to ease the suffering. Had the BUG in the golf bag, just in case! :) Posados for dinner with the kids. Beef and shrimp fehjeetas!! Fiesta!!

[The Annoyed Man]

My wife and son and daughter in law asked me after the 2nd service if I wanted to have lunch with them at Peace Burger. I thought, wow, the kids are stepping up!

I paid.

[knotquiteawake]

I smoked a pork shoulder Saturday to serve the family on Sunday, and then Sunday also smoked some ABTs (Atomic Buffalo T u r d s , thats really what they're called) and smoked baked beans. Plenty of beer and for dessert some home made vanilla limoncello. All the food was a big hit. My greatest joys in life are serving food and people loving it. Only little scraps leftover to eat today. Such a great night.
BBQ-View:
Small-ish pork shoulder, with some spicy rub I found that also includes coffee. Really delicious.


ABTs: Jalapeno, creamcheese (mixed with a little sugar, chili pepper, and shallots), a lil' smoky sausage, wrapped in bacon and smoked for 3 hours.
Smoked baked beans: Bush's Baked Beans, red bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, mustard powder, ketchup, brown sugar, and pineapple chunks. Smoked for 3 hours.


Limoncello: zest of 10 lemons and two vanilla beans, soaked in everclear for 4-5 weeks. Strain it, then cut it with 3 cups of simple syrup. So the everclear which is 190 proof, gets cut roughly in 1/2, so the finished product is 95 proof I think? Its DELICIOUS. Super sweet, nice and refreshing after a heavy meal.


Absolute best part of the night was putting my 16 month old little boy to bed. Because of having all the family over he went to bed 3 hours later and had also skipped his naps... he was a mess. He was so upset but I was able to rock him to sleep for the first time in almost a year (he's 16 months old now and NEVER falls asleep while being held).
This is only my second Fathers Day and I Love it so such. Being a dad is great!

[chuck j]

knotquiteawake you just got my vote for best post on this topic !