Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Moms. To every person we call Mom, and to each and every person that represents a Mom to us.
To each of you I raise my glass, I shout out loud, "We Love You, and We Appreciate You!".

Always and Forever

My husband and I recently celebrated our anniversary and I thought I would share just a few of the things my husband does/says that makes me feel loved and shows why I love him so much.

Those few extra pounds around my middle prompt him to say “you were always too skinny anyway”.

The lines on my face remind him of my smile, and not of my age.

His arm around me at night creates the safest place on the planet.

He knows just when to pass me a tissue at a “chick flick”, and he takes me to see chick flicks!

He says things like; “You are my best friend”, “Not everyone is as open minded and accepting as you, that is one of the reasons I love you”, “You create a new path instead of following someone else’s” .He honors me with these words and many others.

He wants to buy me roses, but buys carnations instead. Because he knows how much I like their fragrance and how long they last.

He tells me I’m beautiful when I first wake up, or I get out of the shower. That’s right, without a drop of makeup on, and my hair in a towel turban, or mashed all to one side.

Lastly, when he sings the song “Always and Forever”, I always know it truly is.

Now I know this may seem all about me. But, the truth is, it’s all about him. The kind of man he is, and the kind of love he gives.

I am honored and privileged to have him as my husband, and to be madly in love with my best friend, always and forever.

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Life’s little Disasters

My best friend, my husband, takes care of certain household chores in our home. He shovels the walk after a snow storm, takes care of our cars, and makes sure the trash bin is on the curb. He cares for our pet fish, which we affectionately refer to as “the boys”, and does several other things. He does all of these things without complaint and without the need for acknowledgement. I’m not bragging (well maybe a little) I’m just fortunate.

Caring for the boys requires siphoning out three quarters of the water from their aquarium in order to clean their watery habitat. Robert gathers together his cleaning supplies, a big bucket, several thick towels (specifically for this chore), sponges, etc. He spreads the towels out carefully onto the carpet under and surrounding the aquarium to assure to catch any splashes or drips.

On a quiet Sunday afternoon while he was in the kitchen cleaning the pirate ship he heard a strange splashing sound. He rushed to the aquarium to assure the boys were alright and soon found himself sinking into water soaked carpeting. The carpet worked like a sponge spreading stinky aquarium water in all directions. The siphon had fallen out of the aquarium and had been siphoning all of the water onto the carpet. The bucket had only a few drops in it. Panic ensued. Several days later, professional cleaning tools and carpet removal soon made the watery disaster a memory.

The boys are now comfortable in their new surroundings in the dining room (no carpet). We are grateful the damage was not to severe and we are even more grateful the boys did not make their way onto the carpet along with the water. We laugh on occasion when recalling this lesson learned as we look at the empty area in the living room where the aquarium once stood. We discuss the good fortune that our fish did not make it onto the carpet with the water…………………… because, honey, fish can’t swim on carpet!

We have to laugh at such things because life is full of little disasters.
Do you have an aquarium tale, a lesson learned? I’d love to hear from you.

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