Thursday, July 16, 2009

Learning to share...



My husband has been out of work since March. It's been interesting having him home ALL the time. I love it and don't love it all rolled into one! LOL He's gotten so much accomplished while he's been home...


He's planted us a garden and all summer we've had yummy fresh veggies to eat. That's been truly wonderful but next year we need to plant a bigger garden so we will actually have some to share with friends and family.


He's completely cleared the back yard and where there was this wild woody area in our backyard it's flat and we've actually discovered some trees that we didn't even know we had!! That was awesome, I love an unexpected tree ;)


He's organized the garage, he's made a compost pile, he's made a scarecrow and something for the beans to grow on. He's helped friends with projects, he's fixed the driveway by weeding it and fixing the rocks so that we actually have a rock driveway again.


Our plants, flowers and grass have never looked this good.


He's cooked supper most of the time and boy he's a great cook! He's even learned to go on a grocery store run on occasion.


He went on a week long mission trip to Kentucky with youth from church.


He repaired my broken computer the day he came home from the mission trip. He replaced three capacitors...who knew he could repair computers too?!?!


He's made several items out of my son's old bunkbed and it currently working on a weight bench.


However, I think the best thing about him being home is the time he's spent with the kids. He's done more with them and for them than he ever has before. He's always been a great daddy but now that he's home, he's taken them places. It's not unusual anymore for him to load them up and take them to the beach for an hour or two. He did the annual waterslide trip and I didn't even have to go! He's taken them fishing AND to the grocery store. C'mon you know what it's like taking two kids to the grocery store, it's not fun.


It appears that the more he's home the more wrapped around my little girl's finger he becomes...


Tuesday he finished the land clearing project and he was exhausted! My little girl decided that she needed her school supplies THAT very minute! It was 5pm and time for me to start supper, I wasn't going on a school supply run that day. One little pout and she honed in on her daddy. She ran, got him a shirt and said ok Daddy, let's go! And HE WENT!! What?!?! =0 OH Yes, my hubby that isn't the "run to store type" went! They came back after leaving me at home, by myself, for a little over an HOUR!!! WooHoo!!!!


It's been a joy having him home. I know my kids have loved it and have been so blessed by it. Now, if we could just get him away from my computer...

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4 comments:

  1. Isn't it like God to turn something bad (like being out of work) into something so good! I'm so happy your family has been blessed with some Daddy time!

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  2. It is just like the Lord, He is so good and so is my hubby...except for the computer issue ;)

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  3. Oh, that is so wonderful that so much positive has come from what I am sure is a very difficult time in your family. What a beautiful perspective to celebrate!

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  4. Thank you for the comment and for stopping by; you made my day.

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