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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nI had a great Father’s Day yesterday! It started out early, with Bay nudging me awake at about 7:00, whispering, “Papa, Papa!”. I looked over and asked him what was the matter. He said, “Happy Father’s Day” and then went back to sleep. It was pretty darned cool. A half hour or so later, I heard them all go downstairs and they left me to sleep an extra hour. What a bonus! When I finally made my was downstairs, Bay gave me a card and my gift, which was a great cookbook of donburi dishes<\/a>. Mariko knows I love donburi, and now I can’t wait to try making some of the dishes in the cookbook. Next, I had my morning coffee and relaxed in front of the tv.<\/p>\n Mariko told me earlier that she would be making brisket, corn on the cob, potato salad, and sausage for dinner, so I was looking forward to that all day. We went to the supermarket to buy all the food, then came home and the boys and I played and watched tv while Mariko prepared the food. I even was able to watch an episode of Trick on my laptop! Around 6pm we had the big bbq feast. The bbq brisket was excellent, and I ate it on homemade rolls, with bbq sauce, pickle slices, and onions. The corn on the cob was sweet, and the potato salad was perfect. I was stuffed!!! That evening, the kids fell asleep early because they didn’t have their naps, and I got to play computer games until midnight. That’s pretty much a perfect Father’s Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had a great Father’s Day yesterday! It started out early, with Bay nudging me awake at about 7:00, whispering, “Papa, Papa!”. I looked over and asked him what was the matter. He said, “Happy Father’s Day” and then went back to sleep. It was pretty darned cool. A half hour or so later, I … Continue reading Perfect Father’s Day<\/span>