The Measure of a Man

I am finding out that I really enjoy blogging..I don't know who truly reads these, but I like writing about my life and later my kids and their kids can see how truly "nuts" I was.. LOL


I have always loved John, but lately I am learning a new kind of love for him. Respect, honor and pride for him. Its a much deeper love that honestly scares me to think about. I am a guarded person and he has "torn down the walls to my heart" and I love him!

If anyone knows my husband, you know the challenges he had in his younger years. He hates to talk about it, but I love him for it. He is a fighter! He has courage! He is an overcomer! He is a hard worker! I mean look at him, he started off as a city worker and now is a boss over the water and street dept.. and he is in his BA degree program. Wow!

Ok, so I love my husband.. its my blog.. don't read it.. LOL

Today, we went shopping. John has discovered this new love of wearing nice clothes.. I mean ties, and all.. He looks really good in them..:) and we were at Kohls and they had jackets on sale.. a 200 Chaps Jacket for 80.00. He has been wanting a nice jacket to wear with his nice clothes all he has is his work jacket. So, I told him to try it on just to see how it would look.. WOW, YOU should have seen his face. He knew he looked good. He felt proud and it showed! He was just beaming. I asked him if we had the money to pay for it because I wanted him to have it and he said no. :( Well then I remembered his mom gave him money for Christmas and I reminded him of it and he said he was saving that for my cruise. How unselfish is he?
I would rather go on the cruise with no money than to walk out of that store without his jacket. It was his Christmas money! He never buys for himself and by golly he was today!!!!!!!!!

I totally convinced him to buy the jacket. It looks great on him! Thanks Mom for the Christmas money you bought your son a jacket. :) LOL next on our list is a new pair of shoes..

I have seen many changes in my husband and I don't think he is changing who he is only he is becoming more confident and I am proud of him. ;)