I have another Story to tell...

Without the story the following 2 pictures would seem strange to you. I mean you could look at it like I am showing you a pretty seat in the first one and some crazy dogs in the second. Or you could just look at it and think "Cheryl has finally lost her ever-lovin mind" and is just taking random pictures of nonsense.





OK here's the story. The second picture is my version of peace and calmness. If that is even possible in my world...lol Ahhh but it is!! So follow along: I am sitting on that seat in the first picture and it is strategically placed just outside of our kitchen door which opens up onto our new oasis of peace and calmness (that is when all the little people of the house are sleeping). I am relaxing with the much dreamed about snow cone. Side note: I have been craving a snow cone for weeks and I swore the ice cream man was boycotting our block. Turns out we just can't hear him if any of the front windows of the house aren't open. I finally got that snow cone on Saturday and kept it in the freezer for just the right moment. So now that brings us to the detail of the second picture. Like I said I am eating my snow cone relaxing on the pretty seat. Dexter is running around the gate barking at Steve. If you look closely you will see Steve swimming in the pool. After much disdain I caved and agreed to the pool fence. I made sure I got one to match the landscaping so that it wasn't an eye sore. It was put up last thursday and came down about an hour or so after, the company that put it up, left. We did put it back up Mon. night and I will say it was kinda nice when Sophia ran out looking for her water table and seeing it stuck on the other side of the fence and she couldn't get to it. I am getting off track of my story. So we have me sitting on the pretty seat eating the snow cone watching Steve swim in the pool and it is peaceful. We have been working on reaching this point for just over 8 months. There has been a lot of sweat and tears (mainly my tears) put into this. I did a lot of yelling and Steve did a lot of trying to keep me calm so that I wouldn't kill any of the workers. Oh I came close-oh so close!
So what is my point you ask?!?! Well really this isn't for you - this is for Steve. This is a thank you to him for giving me that peace. It is because of him that pretty seat is there (he doesn't get credit for the snow cone though - I had to chase the ice cream man down in the car and have him turn his truck around to come to our house...lol) Back to my thank you - I probably don't say it enough - life gets in the way and sometimes those little things are forgotten. So I guess what is important is that you know even though it isn't said enough it is never taken for granted. The tireless and endless sacrifices you make for me and this family is always remembered. There is no one I know that works harder than you, that spends as much time as you away from home and misses as much as you do. I know how hard it is for you to find that balance to make sure you here, there and everywhere.
I love you! You are my best friend! You are an amazing father and our kids are lucky to have you! If our sons (I said SONS!! I get one more of those in a few months - so excited!! So thanks for that too!) grow up to be 1/2 the man you are than I will say I did a good job raising them! I hope that our daughters never settle for anyone that doesn't remind them of you in every way!

Now to the rest of you - as I type this Steve is sitting near me on the couch and is asking non stop what I am writing about. He is such a pain in the ass some times. I told him he could find out in the morning. He asked me the title of the post and I told him. He then asked me how many times he was mentioned. He still doesn't know what this is about yet says "well you better say I'm wonderful". I think this was a little better than saying your wonderful and now don't you feel like a clown Steve!

xoxoxo