Aw, thanks everyone! Lots of great ideas! Times like this make me really value BYC. Chicken stuff aside of course, it's nice to know so many people are willing to think of ideas and try to help. I think I'm going to combine several of your various ideas. I don't have much shopping time, turns out he's coming tomorrow instead of Sunday. I'm going to skip the portrait idea *for now* because I don't have a lot of money, and most of the places around here are booked and need advance appointments. Plus, I really think he'd rather relax. So I'm going to make up a few "gift certificates" on my computer, "free car wash by loving daughter" as suggested, "free homemade lunch or dinner at a time of your choosing" because he loves my cooking, etc. I'll also grab a Home Depot gift card while we're out tomorrow and throw that in the bag, with of course, a nice card. And I plan to take him for lunch or dinner, depending on the time.
He just called now to say it will be tomorrow, and I told him to come on an empty stomach because I plan to take him out to eat. He joked and said, "Oh, a Filet Mignon?" and I said, "Sure, whatever you want!" and he said, "No, don't be silly, I'm just kidding." I told him I actually have a coupon for Uno's where if he orders any steak dish I get a free entree. It's a Father's Day Special coupon that I printed. He doesn't like fancy places, he's very casual, and he's also very cheap, so when I said that I have a coupon he was happy. He sounded pleasantly surprised and said "Wow, cool!" So he's perfectly content with just the idea of a steak dinner, so anything else will be a bonus.
Considering I haven't spent a Father's Day with him in a very long time, this will be fun, just hanging out. I really don't think he cares about presents anyway. Oh, and I'll definitely be sure to have ice cold beer on hand, that's a must-do.
And I'll try to get some pictures using my own camera, even though he hates it when I do that.
Edited to add: Also, I think if I spend a lot of money, it would upset him more than please him. He knows I'm broke. I think he'd be more relieved to see the certificates for a home made dinner, etc. than if I spent a ton. He always taught me to be money smart, and I think he would not actually like it if I spent a bunch of money that I can't afford.