Today is our fourteenth wedding anniversary. I've never been happier (I think thats true for Pat as well.) Our friendship gets better all the time.
A stranger saw me with the kids today (they were all behaving) and the person said "Wow they keep you on your toes." And I thought "They are all being good," heh And then I really thought how crazy things are most days. How raising four kids and trying to raise them well, when I feel I still have so much to learn about life in general is tough. And how the politics of running our businesses and homeschooling and being on the road often adds to the stress. But then I told this stranger, without hesitation, "Yeah we homeschool too! But I wouldn't have it any other way." How often do I daydream of having an empty nest, or not as many responsibilities. I could change it all if I wanted to, but everything I am doing IS what I want to be doing. Patrick balances it all out. He is the constant. He makes sure we have vacation time, and enough of it, to awesome places. If I want something he makes it happen. He finishes the cleaning of the dishes when we haven't done them. He does so much he shouldn't have to and he does it without complaint. He's built me a house, fixed my cars, put up with my crap, not to mention my dirty mouth. (I promise, I'm working on it) He's made so many "once in a lifetime" situations happen for us. And he's given me four beautiful children. I don't deserve any of it, the kids, the life we have, the freedom he gives me. I know I'm blessed to be able to share my life with these five. I hope I live my life in a way that tells them how important they are to me. It's nice to love and be loved.
