Sentence 1: Dad had been working hard for many weeks and was missing his family. 
 Sentence 3: He decided to spend the day playing with his children 
 Sentence 4:  They played soccer in the backyard for many hours 
 Sentence 5:  Despite playing hard all day, Dad felt ready to tackle the next week 
 Option 1: He decided to take some vacation days so he could take the family camping. 
 Option 2: Finally, after what seemed like forever, it was his day off.