my hubby, my hero

Hopefully this entry will go through, it's now 10:45 pm and there's a storm headed this way.  I tried twice today to do an entry, but my poor old computer got too hot and turned off.  I have a bad driver and the heat makes it worse.  It was supposedly 95 today with a heat index of 105, whatever that means.  I mean after 95 degrees who cares how much hotter it is, by then it's just plain HOT!

Brings me to my subject at hand, my husband.  I talk about him quite a lot, he is my husband afterall. But sometimes I forget to talk about how much respect I have for the guy.  I mean when I got a hold of him I was pretty much a head case.  Here the poor guy is minding his own business, raising his two teenage sons, happily working and you know doing guy stuff.  Here I came and wreck the whole thing with you know, my girly-ness.  Now don't get me wrong, I am really not a girly girl, I can hold my own, with a hammer, paint brush, and can rearrange large furniture, pretty much on my own.  But we woman have a way of taking over when it comes to our mates, the children, the whole household for that matter!  I tend to be opinionated and bossy, for years I couldn't figure out why he didn't think like I did!  I could never be wrong and I know that drove him nuts. 

He has accepted the challenge with grace and the utmost respect for me.  I had so many bad experiences with men/people, that years of therapy barely made a dent in my psycho mind.  I did all I could to chase the poor guy away even though I didn't really mean it.  But he didn't run, he stayed, so here we are...nearly 12 years later.

The guy works his butt off for our family.  For instance he spent 10 hours today in a hot, dirty, smelly dump truck in this heat, never complaining once.  He never misses work, and is always early.  He's the first one there to help out one of the kids.  Not only that the neighbors always get a helping hand.  As a stepfather I could never ask for a better dad, he's as close to my kids as he is to his own children.  As a grandfather the boys chant, 'grandpa, grandpa!'.  Jacob will only go on arow boat with Mark.  As far as they are concerned he's king.

As a friend I know he will always be my best one.  He balances me out, he knows me, he loves and respects me.  We will grow old together, and this journey will only get better.  I am a blessed girl to have this man to call my husband.