It’s a different way to say, “Thank you,” than saying it out loud. I don’t think my husband reads my blog posts but maybe he will read this one.
You see, I have been sick with a nasty cold/virus/flu (not sure which) for nearly ten days now. That means I have been capitalizing on weakness. No beds have been made. No meals have been cooked. No dishes washed or put away.
My almost perfect husband has been doing it all.
I’m so grateful that he has taken over life’s many nagging demands. He is a marvel. True, the dinner salad is a little different. I didn’t know he preferred green peppers over red ones and that he likes broccoli in his salads. Hmmm. Wonderful to learn new things about a spouse who has been around forever! But he’s been putting dinners together and some of them have even been appetizing to a sickly wife. And he never forgets to bring home the canned chicken soup!
Live and Learn: I also didn’t know he likes the dishes cleaned frequently – no waiting around until the dishwasher is full – nope – do em - right now! And then he puts all the clean ones away – right away!
He tends to forget that Rozie-the-dog’s water is low, but somehow I can manage that and Rozie doesn’t seem to mind much.
Need anything? He will go and get it even though the stores are seven miles away.
Forgot anything? He will go and get it even though he just got home from the store that’s seven miles away.
Being mechanical, he enjoyed putting the humidifier together and making it work, and he assiduously refills it to keep it going. I suspect this is a civil engineer’s medical cure-all approach. And whatever he has done is working because I’m better now.
How did I get so lucky you ask? I must be an astute judge of human character! Or maybe it’s just called instinct.
And, so I am saying, “Thank you,” in this way to the very good man I found so long ago.
See, Dad, if you are watching – you were wrong all along!
Awww, what a good hubby – you are lucky to have him
. Now, I have to know, did you take that photo of the geese??
Didn’t take the photo – are you kidding? I had it stored somewhere in my files.
LOL
What a wonderful way to say thank you to a spouse! It is sometimes hard for us as women to be taken care of by someone else when we are ill. How fortunate you are to have found a good man. Wasn’t it a title for a Flannery O’Connor story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?
Yes, I almost used the title from the Flannery O’Connor story – “A Good Man is Hard to Find”- for the post.
Sounds like a keeper to me!
For sure!
Glad your feeling better! Sometimes us ladies need to surrender and let things get done…no matter how that may be.
And I do surrender quickly….
I’m so glad you’re being taken care of so well. You definitely have a ‘keeper’ there!
Oh, how smart you both were to find and hang on to each other.
Sadly unusual now,
Somehow we just muddled through the years. The nice part is we still kinda like each other. Thanks Cindy.
Hope you feel better soon. Your husband sounds like a gem.
Most of the time….
Looks like you got a winner. But does he do laundry?
Who took the geese? You? Beautiful.
He does do laundry! In fact, he taught me how to fold socks military style! Nope – I didn’t take the geese photo – had it in my files from some unknown source and it just seemed to fit the “pairs” thing – helping each other through thick and thin.
Absolutely! And lately it seems thick and thin are thicker and thinner!
So glad you are feeling better and well done to hubby for being so wonderful. I’m sure there are a lot of jealous readers out there now
Aw….you just can’t say enough about a good man. And I’m so blessed to have one too!
It is wonderful when we land someone GOOD and are able to Look to the heavens or in their face and say SEE I told you so
Glad you are feeling a little better I dread leaving my girls as I go away for 10 days for the same reason EMPTY WATER BOWLS
Hugs
Eunice
This is lovely, I hope your husband reads it
I love it! Sometimes we forget to be thankful for the good people in our lives. All the best to you and hope you’re feeling like yourself again.