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Every year, when my dad’s birthday comes around, my family faces the same question: what do we get him for his birthday? I can count on my mom, brother and sister to drop hints, but my dad never helps us out at all with that. We looked through stores and catalogs and just couldn’t find anything that seemed right for him, until we heard about this golf tournament that included a chance to play with past PGA pros!

As soon as we found out details, we knew it was the perfect gift. My father loves golf; he plays every day! If he’s not playing, he’s watching it on television. He says he’s “breaking in” his driver, but we know better. I think he’s addicted! So we signed him up for the tournament, and he was completely surprised. He had no idea, and was thrilled!

The day of the tournament rolls around, and he and his friends are having a great time playing. It’s an all day event; the tournament itself was followed by dinner and an auction. They enjoyed the fantastic food at the dinner; he seemed so happy and grateful for such a special gift. My mother wasn’t as thrilled with the dinner itself as my dad was, but she got her fill at the dessert table. I know she had two pieces of cake PLUS a slice of cheesecake; she said it was all so tempting!

After dinner, Mom and Dad went to check out what was available in the silent auction. There were several items available in the silent auction, plus you could check out all the different things that were going to be up for bid in the traditional auction.

My father bids on a couple things. He bids on a picture of an athlete, which is autographed by the athlete. He bids on some shirts, and some other items. He then comes across this weed whacker which he wants for his property down south. He places his bid, and maintains the highest bid. I’ve never seen a man so excited.

Mom did a little shopping of her own, primarily eyeing the many gift baskets that were available. There were so many, and if the bids stayed where they were, they were incredible values! My dads birthday was extremely important and the Christmas holidays were also fastly approaching. She looked at some wine gift baskets, but finally settled on a basket full of a gourmet meats, that she thought would make a great Christmas and birthday gift for my father.

When the silent auction ended, my mother had won her gift baskets. She was very excited. Then it was time for the live auction. The first item up for bid? The string trimmer my dad wanted! Unfortunately, he didn’t win, but his disappointment didn’t last long. He had been having such a great time. Something like a simple auction item wasn’t going to bring him down! It was a great day, and I know it’s a birthday gift he’ll always appreciate.