Growing up in small-town Saskatchewan, one of my earliest memories was driving down gravel roads in my dad’s old Ford truck. He had an acreage on the edge of the Qu’Appelle valley and there were times we’d go driving on roads that were little more than tracks in the grass. On the top of the valley, Dad used to occasionally let me, the oldest child, sit and steer the truck across his property. I started out sitting in his lap and then, as I got older, was eventually allowed to drive on the acreage roads myself, with Dad beside me keeping a watchful eye on me!
For many children in Saskatchewan, those times spent out with our fathers were our first driving lessons, often started a decade before we would be eligible to actually take driving lessons and get that coveted Learner’s License. Any child whose parents owned a farm or acreage had so much open private property that it just made sense to take advantage of it. And those bonding moments with my dad driving around in that old Ford truck remain some of my favourite memories of time spent with him to this day.
Now Father’s Day is just days away and I can’t help but find myself reminiscing about those times spent driving with my dad. And Ford Canada knows that I’m not the only one! That’s why the company has put together a fabulous Father’s Day giveaway. One lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader is going to win a Ford Genuine Parts Bar Stool with Back Rest, a Ford ball cap and a Ford Genuine Parts Pint Glass Set containing a 5 qt. Metal Bucket, four Pint Glasses, 12 Coasters and a Bar Towel, a total value of $250! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about a favourite memory of spending time with your dad!
This Father’s Day, I’ll be heading out to my dad’s acreage with my brother and sister and all our kids to surprise our dad and enjoy a little time together. We’ll enjoy the warm Saskatchewan spring, cook up some burgers on the barbeque and let the kids run around and spend time with their grandpa. And chances are pretty good that Zackary and his cousin Anna, at eight and seven, will get the chance to drive with Grandpa in the truck just like we all did as kids. It’s one of those traditions that I hope will continue for generations to come, because I know it’s one that creates memories that last forever!
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Every Fathers Day we go for a picnic up in Muskoka by the waterfall. After lunch we go for a hike. Memories made forever
Out fishing in boat
PLAYING CATCH
My favourite memory with my dad was when I was around 6 and caught my first salmon. So much excitement over this. He was so proud and told all his buds when we got home that evening.
going to the Dairy Queen every friday other fri night and also on sundays once a month we would go to a special little place where they sold 12″ hotdogs My dad and mom both went there when they were small The memories cannot be beat
My favourite memory is going for car rides.
He took us fishing. We sat on a pier with our rods in the water. Of course I wouldn’t put the worm on or take a fish off, but I did enjoy watching my brothers carry on and spending time with the family. The one occasion I sat for hours not even a bite. We packed up to leave and as soon as I reeled my rod in I had caught a sunfish. My Dad acted like I caught dinner or performed some sort of miracle.
At 9 years old that makes you feel pretty important. I sure do miss him.
when we were kids he would always lay on the floor and color with us, think he enjoyed it as much as we did
My dad taking us on trips to the beach and camping. & disneyland
My favorite memory is all the car trips we took in the Marquis over the summer.