Thankfulness Part 2

The next thing I want to write about my thankfulness for is my hubby, Dave. (Or Davey, Davey Gravy, etc...) He is wonderful and I think you all should know it! :)

Dave is one of those guys who never calls out of work because he has an awesome work ethic, plus he knows that our family depends on him to provide for us financially. Dave not only works his normal Mon-Fri job but does side work also to provide for us. When we were dating we both agreed that he would work and I would be a stay at home mom. Not only was it my desire from the time I was a little girl but Dave remembered what it felt like for him when his mom went back to work when he was a teenager and didn't want our kids to go through the same thing he did. He is all for homesechooling Aaron and Belle when it is time and even has some ideas as to how he can be an active part of their education. I love that about him! He is quite creative some times! Dave and I are very much a like in many ways. We are both procrastinators and don't really plan ahead much, when we have an awesome gift for the other it is hard for us to keep it a secret, and there are more ways, but I can't think of them right now since it is so late.

We are very different in many ways, also. Dave remembers things that I swear I never heard before. (Like that the government some times pays farmers not to grow corn?? I never knew that and thought that Dave was pulling my leg!) He is grounded and practical when I need him to be and he keeps me from just going out and doing something that I half-thought out that might end up in disaster. There are so many times he'll look at me and say something like, "What about such-in-such..." and I'm like, "Uh, I don't know" . What would I do without him? He is sweet and funny, kind and loving. Dave is such a great daddy to our kids. He spends time with them because he wants to, and makes a point to include them as much as possible (mostly Aaron for now since Belle is so little, but I guarantee when she is old enough she'll be out there in the driveway handing tools to Dave as he changes the oil or something). He takes Aaron to the Mens Breakfast each month at our church and to band practice Sunday am before the service starts. Dave sets such a great example of what a father, husband and man of God should be to our kids. There was a time when I didn't want to go to church each week and my dearest hubby was right there each week reminding me that I had to go. I was pregnant and he woke the "sleeping giant" each week! Now that takes guts!!! :)

One thing I really appreciate most about Dave is how he puts up with me and all my crap. I know I can be a nag, crazy, moody and just plain difficult, but he loves me anyway. My mom told me today that I am the only woman she knows who has ever called her husband to come home from work because she was sick. (actually, the truth in that is I asked him to take a long lunch those days. I figure if I have a nursing baby and I am too weak to even hold her, he needs to be home :)). Anyway... he comes home and I instantly feel better as soon as he walks through the door. The truth is, when I am sick or don't feel good I only want Dave around. He is the most important person to me (God and children aside) and he is the only one who can truly make me feel better. He will sit and rub my head, feet or back and all is well. I am so blessed to have him as my husband, best friend, companion and lover. Woot! ;) I just cannot imagine my life with anyone else! Sorry, ladies! You might disagree, but I have the best husband EVER!