My dad's idea of a gourmet meal usually involved grilling everything until it was 'done'... and then some.

But no matter what came off that grill, it always tasted like the best meal on earth, because it was made with his whole heart.

I framed a picture of my dad's handyman to-do list for Father's Day

And he said it was the first time someone finally understood his life's work

I asked my dad why he still has my old report cards and sports trophies from when I was a kid, and he said

it's not that he's proud of my grades or my athletic skills, but because they're the only things I haven't borrowed money from him to pay for.

For Father's Day, I asked my dad if he wanted me to make him breakfast.

He said, 'Nah, I already grilled the bacon and mowed the lawn by 7 AM. I'm just getting started.'