Common Mom

I decided to take today to tell you about my wonderful husband. Being a pilot, he is gone every other week, which leaves me and the kids on our own. I get to experience being a single working mother and they get to experience much independence cuz frankly, I just can’t do it all. And really, this set up is great! While we’d like to have him home more often, his schedule never allows us to get in a rut, and we always appreciate each other and the roles each of us play in the family.

At this exact moment, I’m sitting in the office working. And what is my husband, who came home last night from being gone for a week, doing? He’s waxing the hardwood floors! Which means I got to go for a ride on the rolly office chair so he could wax underneath the desk.

Why am I telling you this? Because I love Dan! He is a great father, husband, and person. And he is now off to cleaning the downstairs bathroom (dang, did I get lucky or what!).

Here are just a few of the many reasons why I love my husband:

Dan is hot. He’s got these blue eyes to die for! Even the 54 year old male flight attendant on his flight home yesterday said so ;-) 

Dan makes me feel special - each and every day. Every day when he’s gone flying, he sends me e-mail messages and calls us to see how we’re doing and what we’re up to. When he’s home, he tells me how beautiful I am.

Dan loves to play with Jason and Keira. After flying and travelling for an entire week, I know he’s tired when he gets home. But he never complains. He gets right in there and picks the kids up from school, plays games with them, helps out at soccer practice, rides bike with them, reads books with them. He’s even good at putting “pretties” in Keira’s hair!

Dan loves to cook - which is good, cuz I don’t! I can do it, but out of necessity. When Dan’s home, we’re treated to awesome meals that don’t come out of a box. He loves to try new recipes, and we love to eat them! As a result, the kids love to cook, too. They always want to help, and he’s so patient and lets them. Jason loves to make dinner! We’ll get home from school and he’ll say “Mom, you take a break and I’ll make dinner.” We get macaroni and cheese or PB&J those nights, but I’m not complaining! What a great example Dan is setting for Jason.

Dan does laundry when he’s home (as a matter of fact, he’s folding a load right now!). And he does it well - he even sorts the clothes right! And when he’s finished folding them, Jason and Keira have to put them away themselves - we’re all about independence and being helpful in this house. How many of you saw your dad doing laundry when you were growing up?

Dan and I have the same interests. Outside of our obvious first interest, Jason and Keira, we both love to golf, hike, ride bike, take the kids swimming, go camping, play racquetball, walk to the park, play with Maggie (our dog). We spend a lot of time with our kids, but we also spend plenty of time alone. We take an adult vacation every other year, we get sitters and go on dates, we meet up with friends annualy in fun places for adventure weekends (hiked Pike’s Peak last year, camping in the Boundary Waters this summer), plus lots of other stuff.

I could go on and on about why I love my husband so dearly. But now it’s time for you to share . . . what about your hubby makes your heart pump and the butterflies flutter in your tummy?

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