My Thanks

After a long weekend, and a busy one, I am so very thankful to have such a wonderful husband.  We have been together almost 11 years, and time flies.  Being with the same person, for so long has never been boring to us.  He has always been a great support to me, and I have been his level head.  We have had so many things to be greatful for, and we have been blessed.

This is just a little story about his thoughtfulness.

I had been sick for about 2 friggin weeks, and my laundry pile had grown to epic proportions.  Or, if quoting my oldest, "it's an epic failure".  I had been washing all the clothes, but they hadn't made it to the dressers in ages, and were starting to take over my livingroom.  Shameful, I know.  My little ones didn't complain, they would get up in the morning, dive into the depths of the laundry ocean, and grab what they found to wear.  And of course, the dogs thought it was a great napping place as the sun would warm the sheets through the window.  I however, was getting pretty tired of seeing it evolve, as was my hubby.  This weekend, he folded and put away about 6 loads.  I'm so happy!  It means more then just the help, it means I get to start my week fresh.  Awesome!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.  Dinner with family, great food, amazing people.  I had a placenta, and we got to enjoy the long weekend pretty calmly.

So, in short, I am thankful to my hubby.  He may never read this, but I want to let the rest of the world know, he is the best.

Well, have you ever gone to bed and thought with contentment, "I've had a very productive day", and fallen into a blissful slumber?  Only to awake to the worst in house apocalypse this side of the destruction of the dinosaurs?  I often feel there must be little gnomes or fairies.  Only the ones that inhabit my life are masters of chaos and destruction! 

I had a couple extra kids over last night, and of course there was a little more mess then norm.  I'm cool with that.  Kids deserve to have free run some days, play and explore.  When I got up this morning, I was sure I was transported to another dimension.  One with similar furniture and pets, but WTF!  My laundry pile has grown, all my cereal is eaten and I can't see the floor in my daughters room!  I swear, I got up as soon as the kids woke up!  What the hell went on while I was peacefully dreaming of cabana boys and mojitos.

Well, I guess, my lovely children were being very good hosts.  Our guests wanted a midnight snack.  They all decided that the best way to have a early a.m. picnic was to create a wilderness theme in the bedroom.  One with scattered stuffed bears and bed sheet tents.  Very good. 

All in all, it's not that bad.  Really . . . A mojito would be pretty sweet right about now.