Happy Birthday Hubby!

Where did the week go- board meetings, dance, play practice and now basketball?  I'm not sure we have been at home together once this week. On Wednesday I almost had a total meltdown about laundry.  How does a house get to be such a mess if we are never home?  My hubby's birthday is today and he had the great idea to invite friends over after the basketball game tonight.  If it wasn't his birthday I might have gone nuts because our house was a disaster.  During the cold weather I let our daughter turn our living room into a playroom.  It looks as if a Barbie dream house exploded in the living room.  The dining room aka the sewing room is littered with thread and scraps of fabric.  Hubby suggested we just close the doors and not worry about it.  He knows me better than to even consider doing such.  I couldn't believe he would make such a request, but I sent he and the children off to play practice last night and started to clean.  The bathrooms, hard floors and anything nobody else will clean are my chores.  Hubby said he would do some straightening  (he means vacuuming) since comes home earlier than me on Friday.  He also blew the leaves and pinestraw in the drive way.  My neighbors can vouch for me when I say we have the cleanest driveway in the neighborhood. 

He is a great hubby- my friends want to rent him out for the day due to his inability sit still, but instead do chores around the house.  Over the last 14 years I have given in to having every television in the house on ESPN.  I know more sports facts than most women ever care to learn.  My household is already prepping for football season in August.  My hubby lives to get the schedule for the local high school team as well as his favorite college teams.  He gets as excited about new sports uniforms as I do about the red carpet for the awards season.  There is never a dull moment at our house as we are always up to some kind of mischief or picking on each other.  We have a great time and compliment each other in many ways.  God knew what he was doing when he sent this one my way.

Sometimes I fuss when he works late or has one too many meetings at night, but he makes up for it by being a great Daddy for our two kiddos.  Several weeks ago he played football all day with our son and a friend.  Hubby couldn't walk the next day, but he made some great memories.  Our son is learning to be a great father from a great man.   Our daughter lives for bedtime stories with her Daddy.  I feel for the guy that wants to date or marry her because her Daddy has set high standards for his girl. He has spoiled her rotten.

It is the weekend and we have him all to ourselves for a few days.  I'm cooking chicken chili and cornbread again at his request.  Tomorrow we will check out our cute little downtown and have dinner as a family to continue his celebration.  On Sunday will relax and attend church only to get ready for another week of craziness at our house.  The meetings and practices never end.  Before we know it we will be celebrating again.