VALENTINE'S DAY 2021...

 We weren't at home for Valentine's day this year.. so there was no decorating the house...

Normally I would hang my hearts on our little table tree and hang some heart garlands around the house...

We don't usually celebrate it in a big way other than decorating at home, maybe going out together on a date or maybe a card...

Because we were away this year I thought I would grab some flowers for Valentine's day for our girls and even for us, until I saw the price.  The bunches of red roses that I would normally spend $10 on were $28 on the actual day...  Both the girls received flowers from their husbands anyway....

Two days later the red roses were back to their normal price range so my Valentine's Day flowers came a couple of days later.... just the way I like them... I love fresh flowers in the house so would rather have three weeks worth of flowers than just one bunch at triple the price...

I feel very blessed to have been married to the love of my life now for over 40 years and we are still enjoying and celebrating life together... In fact it just gets better as we get older....

These days we have a lot more time together and I love it... To honour this wonderful man these are the things I feel grateful for...

1. He picked me..
2. He has a faith in God and lives his faith.
3. He works hard
4. He is a real handyman and will tackle anything
5. He is a problem solver
6. He is never idle
7. He has been a wonderful dad to our kids
8. He is a wonderful poppy to our grandchildren.
   
9.  He'll bend over backwards to help and support our children..
   
10.  He was a human jungle gym for our kids and is now one for his grandchildren.
11. He has always wanted the best for our kids
12. He worked hard and took on extra jobs to provide the best education for them
13. He is passionate about our family
14. He will never be bored as he has lots of interests
15. He does the right thing even when he doesn't want to.
16. He is a good leader
17. Supports us through the tough times
18. Gives wonderful massages
19. Tickles my head to help put me to sleep.
20. I can trust his judgement
    
21.  He is generous to a fault
22. He is kind hearted.
    
23. He’s organized.
24. He’s inventive.
25. He loves to get his hands dirty.
26. He’s adventurous.
27. He’s dependable.
28. He takes command.
29. He can still sweet talk me.
30. He’s a saver.
31. He’s a spender.
32. He rarely buys things for himself, but is a gift giver to others.
    
33. He’s disciplined.
34. He can fix anything.
35. He knows when to call a repairman.
36. He stays calm in hairy situations.
37. He can change a diaper.
38. He’ll buy the diapers.
39. He marvels at our children.
40. He asks my opinion.
41. He’s committed to our marriage.
42. He’s realistic.
43. He surprises me with flowers and gifts.
44. He compliments me.
45. He’s a good guy.
46. He’s consistent.
47. He helps around the house, especially if I ask for it. 
    
48. He thanks me at the end of most meals.
49. He has simple tastes.
50. I’m still attracted to him.
51. He has a best smile.
52. His eyes still sparkle
    
53. He doesn’t make excuses.
54. He knows me.
55. He’s a great bug killer!
56. He’ll help with laundry and hang out washing
57. He'll vacuum and mop floors
    
58. He touches me in all the right ways and in all the right places.
59. He still wants to be physical with me.
60. He loves for me has only deepened as we've grown older
61. He tells me every day how much he loves me.  
62. He loves me more now as we grow older than when we first got together
63. He reads to our grandchildren and plays with them
64. He gives Max his torch to play with and loves that he loves playing with it. 
    
65. His eyes don’t stray.
66. He doesn’t step out on me.
67. He doesn’t drink too much.
68. He doesn’t do drugs.
69. He doesn't smoke
70. He doesn't gamble
    
71. He gets what’s important in life.
72. He would lay down his life for us.
73. His arms are protective.
74. He loves camping and the great outdoors
    
75. He pursues a relationship with God.
76. Things seem to roll off his back.
77. He tries to put up with my PMS.
78. He’d rather be with me and the kids than anywhere else.
79. He’s a trusted friend.
80. He’d give a stranger the shirt off his back.
81. He’s honest.
82. He’s not a showoff.
83. He’s not scatterbrained.
84. He’s always prepared.
85. He’s a great provider.
86. I know we’ll never go hungry.
87. He’s creative.
88. He calls if he’s running late.
89. He’s happy to work behind the scenes.
90. He makes me laugh.
91. He has a good heart.
92. He is honorable.
93. He takes out the garbage.
94. He mows the lawn and looks after the yard
95. He grows flowers for me
96. He brings flowers home for me
    
97. He finds the fun in life.
98. When he makes decisions, he considers the needs of our family first.
99. He’s irresistible.
100. He’s kind.
101. He is sometimes willing to watch romantic movies with me.
102. He cracks up at TV commercials.
103. He was very respected at work, especially by most of his students.
104. He was a good employee and served the school faithfully for over 40 years.
105. He was a good boss.
106. He’s a man of his word.
107. He desires to be the best husband and father he can be.
108. He’s a good companion.
109. He's a good father in law to our children's partners.
110. He's a good son to his parents and also has their interests at heart particularly as they get older.
111. He loves to travel.
112. He loves to fish and crab, which means we enjoy the luxury of his hobby without the huge cost...
113. He prays for us individually and as a family.
114. He's prepared to give anything a go..
115. He's still a big kid at heart.
116. He'll exercise with me.
117. He takes great delight in seeing my happiness, especially if we are discovering something new.
118. He likes to buy the best for us..
119. He likes to help provide for family holidays so that we can all have a holiday where we are together as a family.
120. He drops everything to go help our kids with renovations and yard work, even when he has plenty of his own work to do..        

LOVE THIS MAN...

I have been very blessed that he chose me all those years ago and I never want to take us for granted....

May we have many more wonderful adventurous and exciting years together...