Thankful Day 2

Next on my list of Thankful things/people is my husband. I've been told I don't sing his praises often enough (by my own mother and sister who always take his side). Here's a list of random things he's done this month that I'm grateful for.



1. He gets up at 5:30AM almost every single day to walk the dog (rain, sleet, cold and all) and never complains about it.

2. He doesn't mind that I only work 3 days a week. He says he'd rather I be in a good mood than find another job to fill my other days.

3. He didn't bat an eye when my car needed a set of these that cost about half my paycheck.



4. He takes out the trash. Every time. He also puts it in the back of his truck and takes it to the dump. In his work clothes.

5. He gets really excited when he gets to eat fast food. On that note, he eats anything I make for dinner and claims to like it (even if it's vegetarian) - although he usually follows it with a long session of eating ice cream straight out of the carton.

6. He didn't get mad when I received a letter from the state of Virginia claiming I didn't pay them income taxes in 2007 and now owe them back taxes plus penalties and interest. (I mean who knew just because you maintain residency in one state, EVEN IF you are working and earning money in a different state, you still owe the first state income taxes?! OK well evidently a lot of people knew this but I didn't.)

7. He cleans up the mice we catch in our basement. We're up to 3.

8. He thinks it's funny when I do things like this to Willow.



Do I get irritated when I'm doing his laundry and find his socks still wet out of the dryer because he balls them up? Yes. How about when I hear the words..."Well I really do NEED another coat/pair of skis/bindings/goggles/hat for skiing this winter." Yes. Are these small things compared to all the wonderful he brings to my life? Yes.

PS - Just for proof that I am sometimes nice...here is one time that I gave in and he bought himself an expensive new ski coat.