Into the Fire

The momentous occasion I had been dreaming about for months finally occurred. I QUIT! I am no longer employed for monetary gain. For the last 2 weeks, I dreamed about what I would be able to do with 40 more hours of the week at my discretion.

Ha ha hahahahahaha.

Yes, that's right. They evaporated into work I'd been longing to go back to--the full-time stay at home mom. There are meals and cleaning and school appointments and family projects and church service opportunities. All these had been sliding by silently as worked for someone other than myself.

I'm busier. Since quitting, I've been fingerprinted for the school, gone on 2 school field trips, helped paint my mother's house, helped my brother move to Salt Lake and done some deeper cleaning I'd been neglecting for too few hours in the day. I'm more exhausted at the end of each day (no more 8 hours sitting at desk answering calls when they come in).

I'm happy.

All's right with the world

Today is a very special day. No, I don't mean Cinco de Mayo. It's not just the day I dropped off all equipment at my former employers and went back to being a full-time mom (although my family will be celebrating it for months and months to come).

Today is the day my best friend came into the world.

Here is the man that called me beautiful so sincerely and for so long that I finally came to believe it. Here is the man who tells me he loves me each and every day and how great I look.

This is the man who is involved in his children's lives. This is the man who changed every diaper for their first 2 weeks of life because he was home and I needed to rest. This is the man who builds elaborate Geotrax train sets for his kids to play with.

This is the man who will build anything I can dream up. He can fix our vehicles, fix our roof and do just about anything he sets his mind to.

This is a man with a testimony and faith. Then, he puts it into action, helping people 7 days a week and whenever called upon. This is a man who leads the way for his children and helps them understand the important things in life.

Happy Birthday.

My world would be nothing without you.