Today was fun. We went to West Hills Oil to do some much needed mechanic work. Shannon changed my brakes, and the thermostat on his Dodge (aka "the beast").
Why am I proud? Not because the work on the cars got done, but because my husband held it together!
When we do any kind of work-yard work, house work, car work, etc....Shannon gets really grouchy.
He's not the Handy Man, Gardner, or Mechanic that some of us (us being ME!) can be. Yes, I'm a mechanic......just ask Shannon about my back break job. I rocked!
Anyway, Shannon gets really grouchy, and isn't very kind to be around when we do this type of work.
Today he started to get grouchy. I asked him a few questions about the breaks, I love doing mechanic work it's like putting puzzles together, and Shannon gave me the short grouch answers. I even got a few glares! "Yikes" is what I said to myself. I slowly stepped away and gave him is space. I told myself "today's gonna turn out to be a really great day". But you know what.........a few minutes later it was great!
He started having conversations with me and the girls. It was like the grouch dropped outta sight.
The rest of the day was so great. We washed our cars, inside and out. He gave me helpful pointers, instead of grouchy demands!
So to say the least......I'm proud of him.
He told me he was working on his attitude, which is something that everybody can relate to a time or two.....right? I know I can.
So, this post is just my proof that when you give something to God.........He follows through. I didn't get in God's way by saying something "constructive" to my husband, I just let God do the work.....All of it!
That evening I told Shannon how proud of him I was........and I think he felt good. I think he was proud of himself too, and I think he liked that I noticed.
So now when I think of tackling my backyard I probably won't become so skeptical of my husbands attitude. I think it might......I said might, be pleasant. Let's face it people, re-doing a back yard can't be that much fun, much less pleasant.
I'll continue praying! :)
Oh, I can't go without telling all of you the wisdom that my daughter passed down to me today.
We were talking about the vending machine at Perkos on the way home from San Joaquin. The one with all the stuffies in it that are crammed in there so tight that getting one of those toys is impossible. Well, we probably wasted our life savings in quarters on it the other night. I tried to give my daughter a well learned lesson by telling her that now she knows those machines aren't good to play at because little girls that LOVE stuffies always walk away sad.
Mia reminded me that I have won her a teddy bear from the one at Me N Eds once. Then she said................"Mommy, your probably just too old to play it now"
Mia loves to remind me of my age these days. Could that possibly be because I made a big deal about turning 29? Hummmm.
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