Pssst! I have a secret…

Please, please don’t tell my father-in-law.  But I always forget about Father’s Day until it’s about two days away.  Yes, my husband is a dad, too — but he’s right here, and I know that as much as I should plan ahead to make the love of my life’s day special, in truth I can always throw together a last-minute plan.

My father-in-law lives a few states away, though.  And Father’s Day just isn’t as top of mind for me as say, Mother’s Day… (see my note in this post on Father’s Day gift ideas– I’m not alone, I’m afraid).  Typically good ole Dad just doesn’t get the royal treatment.

So here I am again – three days before Father’s Day, without a card or gift in the mail.  But this year, I am so totally lucky.  Because my friends here at “the Grommet”, as I affectionately call it, found the best last-minute Father’s Day gift ever:  Animoto online slide shows.

This will be a home run in so many ways.  What could be better than photos of your loved ones set to music?  My father-in-law is an accomplished

and avid photographer, so I’ll use some of his photos, too.  I think he’ll be crazy about it, show it off to all his friends at the office, and play it again and again.  And the best thing is, I can sit down with a glass of wine tomorrow night, put it together, and voila!  My last-minute gift may just be the best gift of all.  I just hope he doesn’t read this post first!

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