In The Moment .. .Mutual Appreciation

These days I am so thankful for my wonderful companion, husband. Not having had one for so many years lends to the appreciation I have to be with him and enjoy my life at his side.

I thought I would make note of that and share how precious life is and the commitment I made to 1) tell him I love him 2)always let Ron know by my actions each day and moment how much he means to me and (3)is appreciated.

Each day is a new adventure for us. We learn so much about each other and it builds more and more trust between us as each day goes by. He takes time almost every day to rub my feet for me before we go to sleep. My feet had some roughness on them, and since I had my surgery he took it upon himself to make sure my feet had some TLC, tender loving care. They are now about as smooth as the tops of my feet. I also take a few days of the week to massage his feet and give his back a good work over. He always sleeps the longest after I do that it relaxes him so much. I am grateful for that effect it has on him. He deserves it!

He shows me in so many ways how cherished I am. Especially when he demonstrates patience as we go through my storage unit and he helps me pack and sort through all that. He is my angel and helper. We work side by side and get so much accomplished.

The other day, we went to lunch at McDonald's in between working at the storage since it was the closest to where we were at the time. I made sure I went to the bathroom since there are no facilities there at the unit. I mentioned to him that in the past whenever I had that need and was there working at the storage I would find a quart jar and relieve myself and go on with the work.

Well, that urge came again about an hour and a half after we got there, and not wanting to make a big production to go to McDonald's I found the quart jar, and quietly closed the door of the one side of the unit while he worked in the open area of the slide down door to the unit. It was private so after that I told him about and was laughing so hard that I was glad I had already relieved my bladder.

He was impressed that I would even do that and said most women would make him take them to McDonald's to use the bathroom! He said that told him that I was like a pioneer woman and could adapt to the circumstances around me. I took that as a compliment and am grateful for the compliment.

So I came away appreciating the man that he is and the respect he has for me to help me sort through all of the "stuff" aka hud, according to son, Michael. He said he appreciated my ability to "rough it" and even said he could take me camping without worrying about if I could handle it. No worries.

Of course. I don't know if I could have had my babies in the wilds on a trek across the plains but I certainly could adapts to having no bathrooms along the way.