So The Husband and I listen to a contemporary Christian radio station 99.9% of the time, and this particular station has a contest where they announce a Woman of the Week. Listeners can submit stories about women in their lives who have made an impact on them in some way, and then the station chooses one for this title. This is done, you guessed it, weekly.
One day when we were in the car together and heard one of their announcements, The Husband wondered aloud, "Wonder why don't they do a Man of the Week?" Good question, Baby. Good question.
Being the copycat that I have admitted I am, I am taking their idea and tweaking it. It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you a little series I'm going to call...
(My unoriginality extends to titles, too.)
And this month, the title goes to... I know you're on the edge of your seat... Who could it be???
THE HUSBAND!!
I know I brag on him a lot, but I'm not going to apologize for it because I love him and we should brag on our men sometimes! No, he is not perfect, but nobody is, so why bother pointing out the imperfections? I'd rather focus on his awesomeness. I mean, just over his "vacation" the week after Christmas, he gave me a LONG morning to sleep in, took the girls and me to a movie, he kept me sane during a difficult day at Sea World and let us stay late just so I could see the ice skating show, AND he painted the girls' bedroom while I went shopping on New Year's Day. Oh, and cleaned our shower. And mowed the lawn. And changed the rest of the light bulbs in the house to the energy efficient kind, except in our bathroom where I think they'd just look funny.
The Husband does much of our grocery shopping -- we either all go together, or he goes on his own. Or sometimes, he'll take one or both of the girls.
A couple of years ago, he took the girls with him to an outlet mall. On BLACK FRIDAY.
He has never complained about carrying a pink diaper bag.
He cooks. He cleans. He's handy around the house, but he also knows when to ask someone else to help him. He will read instructions and he will ask for directions.
He does all that stuff without breaking a sweat. On my darkest days, I wondered what he even needed me for. He can do it all, and he can do it well. I carried these baby girls, I delivered them, I nursed them -- but he seemed like he could take it from there.
But he has let me know that he needs me. And I need that.
So, congratulations to The Husband, the inaugural Super Man of the Month! Since he doesn't read my blog, I will inform him of this honor personally when he gets home from work. He can claim his prize after the girls go to bed.
What about YOU? Do you think your husband deserves this title? Do you want to see his name in lights? Or, at least, be able to talk him up and have it put here for all to see? Then tell me about him! Drop me a line at baptistness(at)gmail(dot)com -- you can tell me a specific story that illustrates his awesomeness, or just tell me how amazing he is in general.
I will post one story a month, and you can tell all your friends and family that your man is SUPER MAN OF THE MONTH! (Don't forget to send the link to your mother-in-law!)
And, for now, that's all I can offer -- bragging rights, Baby. It's up to you if you want to present your husband with an award personally.
We hear a lot about husbands doing some craptastic things, and I would love to have a part in showing that there are still some fantastic men out there!
Wanna help?
The Husband does much of our grocery shopping -- we either all go together, or he goes on his own. Or sometimes, he'll take one or both of the girls.
A couple of years ago, he took the girls with him to an outlet mall. On BLACK FRIDAY.
He has never complained about carrying a pink diaper bag.
He cooks. He cleans. He's handy around the house, but he also knows when to ask someone else to help him. He will read instructions and he will ask for directions.
He does all that stuff without breaking a sweat. On my darkest days, I wondered what he even needed me for. He can do it all, and he can do it well. I carried these baby girls, I delivered them, I nursed them -- but he seemed like he could take it from there.
But he has let me know that he needs me. And I need that.
So, congratulations to The Husband, the inaugural Super Man of the Month! Since he doesn't read my blog, I will inform him of this honor personally when he gets home from work. He can claim his prize after the girls go to bed.
What about YOU? Do you think your husband deserves this title? Do you want to see his name in lights? Or, at least, be able to talk him up and have it put here for all to see? Then tell me about him! Drop me a line at baptistness(at)gmail(dot)com -- you can tell me a specific story that illustrates his awesomeness, or just tell me how amazing he is in general.
I will post one story a month, and you can tell all your friends and family that your man is SUPER MAN OF THE MONTH! (Don't forget to send the link to your mother-in-law!)
And, for now, that's all I can offer -- bragging rights, Baby. It's up to you if you want to present your husband with an award personally.
We hear a lot about husbands doing some craptastic things, and I would love to have a part in showing that there are still some fantastic men out there!
Wanna help?
8 comments:
what kind of comment do you expect from me?
i've got nice:
awww. that's so sweet. i love my husband too. he's the bestest ever. thanks for sharing!
i've got sarcastic:
gee. lemme guess. you thing your husband is super duper.
i've got winnwise:
sheesh, woman. get a room. gag.
pick the one you like best. they're all true.
this is awesome! Love it :)
(just ignore winn)
Man women get a week and the hubs get a full month eh?
Can't you OD on pizza? Or get a rash from too much WD40ing?
If anyone would know you would...
I'll get to work on my e-mail. Josh should be Man of the Year. Probably not only for what he does, but for putting up with Yours Truly.
You and your sister picked awesome husbands. Which makes being a MIL very easy.
Your husband sounds fabulous - does he have a single brother who is willing to relocate to the UK?
Wowsers. Sadly, all I know of your Husband is his love for sports, which he told me all about whilst watching some game between two teams in which they blur together and the colors are just figments in someone's imagination. Also, he didn't like some ref's call. Yes, this is all I know of your Husband. However, it does seem he deserves this award.
Congrats to your hubby :) Mine is the greatest though :p
That is too nice. I know I have an awesome hubby. I know that I could go on and on about all sorts of things that he does, but we have been married for 18+ years and the irating is usually all that comes out.
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