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My husband made a very nice Mothers Day for me, cooking blintzes from scratch -- very labor intensive, which included shopping for ingredients the night before and making the crepes the night before, then assembling them and frying them in butter the next day. And he brought me TWO bunches of flowers, a pink and purple mixed bouquet and a dozen peachy orange colored roses. Then he let me do literally nothing all day! I sat in a comfy chair and read a novel all day. He took care of whatever the kids (7 and 9) needed. It was great, and I don't remember him EVER going through such effort before. Usually we all go out for a meal and it's exhausting. I'm not sure why this year was different, but I guess he thought I did a particularly good momming job this year, or he was feeling guilty about a recent argument, or somebody said something that gave him the idea.
So, I've already started to think of things I could do for him for Fathers Day. Last year he had to work that day, and we ended up going without him to the Baltimore Aquarium, which was supposed to be a family trip. I already asked him about waxing his car, but he just laughed and said no thanks. Actually, first he asked if I was going to wear a bathing suit while I did it, and I said no way! I'm looking for ideas!!! I really want to let him know how much I appreciate what he does as the Dad. |
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| I'm going to let dh spend the day with the kids on father's day. Novel idea, eh? |
Meconbear
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| I give my DH a gift certificate for a massage at Red Door every year. He loves it. |
Anonymous
| DH loves gift certs for the grooming lounge (salon for men) on L btwn conn and 18th. |
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| I am going to let hubby go to his fav morning restaurant and eat all the bacon he wants and then let him go golfing for the day without my calling him and asking him to come home. I guess you can say that hubby is waaaay over scheduled so I know that he would love just having a day for himself without responsibility. |
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| Does he have any hobbies or interests? That might help us give you more ideas ... |
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| set up national tickets with another dad for them to have a night out |
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| OP here. Thanks for the ideas. My husband works on the Hill, is a Cubs and Nats fan, rides his bike to work from Bethesda as often as he can, hobby is photography, and he feels he never gets enough time to just sit and read. I think his dream (short) trip would be to go play poker in Vegas for a weekend. He has never had a massage or a pedicure and it wouldn't occur to him to want either, and if I got him a gift certificate he'd probably lose it or forget he had it. He picks out his own gorgeous ties and cufflinks (has great taste), so I don't bother with that. Keep the ideas coming, and feel free to use this same thread to request ideas for your own husbands! What do they like? |
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| I think we are married to the same guy! |
Anonymous
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What about a hot air balloon ride so he can take photographs? I've used this for my parent's xmas gifts. They are really neat gifts.
http://www.cloud9living.com/gifts/hot-air-balloon-rides |
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What about a photography class since he likes photography? I was thinking of finding a class for my husband too.
I'm not sure where to look, though. Has anyone else found a fun studio or public course on photography... particularly around taking pictures of children or digital editing? Cara |
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If he likes photography, you could get him a gift certificate for a Washington Photo Safari:
http://washingtonphotosafari.com/ DH hasn't used the one I got him for Christmas yet, but one of my co-workers did one and really enjoyed it. |
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The Smithsonian Associates program offers some photography courses that sound good. It also offers cool lectures on history, literature, current events, etc.
http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/index.aspx You have to be member to attend any of the events, but you pay a little more if you're not. |
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Send the kids away for the day and spend it in bed. We have been doing it for the past five years (thanks to a wonderful MIL), and I challenge you to find a better Father's Day gift.
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