Father’s Day Project
June 29, 2009
There are few things that show your love like a personalized photo gift. Taking the time to select a special memory, the one that will invoke the exact response you want in the recipient, illustrates a level of caring that ordinary gifts don’t achieve. With today’s technology you can turn a precious photo into just about anything that you can imagine.
Father’s Day snuck up on me just a little bit. I had the perfect gift picked out for my Dad and potentially the perfect picture. All of his grandchildren were visiting me the week before Father’s Day so I planned a little photo shoot. I threw a sheet over the couch and got out my camera.
Unfortunately in was a hot sunny day and corralling the children when the sprinkler outside was calling to them was unbelievably difficult. I stopped even trying to get them into coordinating outfits after they kept sneaking out the back door. In fact, it wasn’t long before I gave up on the living room photo set altogether and followed them outdoors.
Once they had exactly what they wanted, swimsuits and a sprinkler, they were much more amenable to my wishes. Happy as can be they hugged each other, huddled under the water, and splashed together in dozens of cute poses. Finally having the perfect photo in hand, and the kids in a bath, I rushed off to the computer to upload my photo and order the small keepsake box that I had been wanting for my father.
A few minutes later I was totally crushed when I discovered that I hadn’t taken into consideration the time the company needed to create the project. Even with next day shipping it would never arrive before Father’s Day. I ordered it anyways, determining to at least send candy or something on time so he would know I was thinking about him on Father’s Day.
The next day in the grocery checkout I found a photo keychain that you can load with fifty pictures. I was thrilled, I quickly took it home and loaded it with lots of family photos and sent it on its way. He absolutely loved both the photo gifts, personalized to his specific tastes and filled with love. The lesson I learned is that time is of the essence, start your project today.
Mother & Son
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