Happy Father's Day!

http://youtu.be/b_wnD6jxREU

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"...and love them."

Unconditionally.


Thanks for the sentiment Julie.



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I just had a spectacular Fathers Day.
All my kids were here and we had a barbecue, watched the Royals on TV, and then we got out the L-shape and a bucket of balls and I threw BP to my 3 sons and son-in-law at a nearby field... what a BLAST!

Happy Father's Day to all of you dads and grandpas.

To all us dads that spend countless hours on HSBBW to better our sons

Thanks MNMom. It was a fantastic father's day all around. We played some frisbee golf with the kids and my dad and mom (in their 70s) at a genuine frisbee golf course (no bags to carry!). My oldest son called (he's working in NY) and we talked for 45 minutes which is 40 minutes more than we normally talk during college becasue he is so busy. It was great to spend some quality "air" time with him on the phone.

I hope your Father's Days was fantastic as well!

Thanks Julie.

My day was topped off by 18 year old son asking if I wanted to have a catch. Priceless!

PS Let's just say his throws have become incredibly more ferocious than those when we use to do that daily. I enjoyed it but took extra care in adjusting the mitt off my palm.

Interesting stats on fatherless homes. Hats off to those dads that hang in there!

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That's very sobering stuff Tx. Thanks for the link.



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I didn't even get an ugly tie this year. All I got was a future son-in-law. My daughter got engaged to a great guy. I'm trying to adjust to being an empty nester. Now my daughter is telling me she's old enough to get married. My daughter told me not to think in terms of losing a daughter. She said I'm gaining a great deal on a mid life crisis upgrade. The guy is heir to several sports car dealerships. My daughter has a great sense of humor.

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I can only dream about my future son-in-law...





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I'm still holding out hope she marry's Tim Tebow, RJM! ( sorry, couldn't resist )

My daughter had a softball tournament. I posted this on a softball website in a discussion about BB playing 23U and Women's Tournaments but thought I'd share it here as well.

"We just got home a minute or two ago from a woman's tournament. The only difference was some of the player's ages and experience. For example some players were former professional players. This tournament had players in from all over the country. Schools represented in part on the teams my dd played today were Georgia, Kentucky, Bradley University, Notre Dame, University of South Florida, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University of Iowa, University of Illinois, University of Missouri, ... and that was just today. DD's team ended up in 3rd place. They are absolutely worn out. My dd is in bed sleeping since they started early this morning and were playing back to back all day until they were finally eliminated ... My dd gave me a special father's day gift today. She made one out all day. In that game she was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a homerun. In another game, she was 4-4 with 4 doubles. In her last game, she was 1 for 1 with a 3 run homerun. She was walked every other at bat that game. The hug after their games were done and her telling me, "Happy Father's Day" was, as they say, Priceless!

Darrell,

I just came across this now. Sounds like a pretty nice Father's Day gift!


Julie