My husband is the butt of a lot of jokes on this blog.  Ask any sitcom writer: bumbling spouse= funny.  Competent, loving and considerate spouse= boring.  And everyone knows that I generally intend to get a laugh or two when I write.  However, I inspired myself yesterday when I wrote about my grandpa and made mention of a happy reunion with my grandma.  After having been separated by an ocean from E for nine days while he was away on business recently, I feel like I should show a little public appreciation for him.  After all, I do really like having him around.
    E makes me laugh.  He has the goofiest, offbeat sense of humor-- the exact kind that tickles my funny bone.  When he gets a moment to lighten up he can be about as silly as a person can be.  My girls love it, too.  It's fun to watch them be ridiculous together.
    E is incredibly smart.  He enjoys challenging himself.  He is never content to just be.  He always wants to be more.  Never have I met a more driven person.  Anything he puts his mind to, you can bet he will accomplish.
    E is a studmuffin.  Seriously.  I thought he was out of my league when I first saw him, but he noticed me.  Next month will be ten years since then, and he's still dreamy.  Not that I would stop loving him if he became disfigured.  I'm simply listing it as a nice bonus.
    E is a great father.  He can 'text it up' with his oldest and make a cave out of our bed with our youngest.  His girls think he hung the moon.
    So take it with a grain of salt when you read the more entertaining posts about him.  He doesn't always say the wrong thing-- I just bust him on it every time he does!

CL

*Unrelated side note that deserved mentioning today:  Baby Duck told E yesterday, "Dad, did you know that cars are just toilets for birds?"