Singing Praises

So Cory has read many a blog where wives rave about their husbands. You know, "the top 10 reasons why my husband is better than yours." Or the "100 different reasons I love my hunkie hubbie" lists. I know he doesn't expect (or desire) anything so extravagant to come from the thoughts in my head -- there's not much more he can expect when my term of endearment for him is "dude" -- but I think he would be satisfied if I would only start singing his praises and not his blunders every now and then. Well, hold on to your hat, dude....

What my "dh" (that's geek-speak for darling husband) has accomplished in his 5 week break from school:

• packed and unpacked our teeny car 4 times for our many adventures this vacation which required detailed planning and knowledge of physics to accomplish
• put together bunkbeds for the kids -- hello, play area in their room
• cooked dinner more than he ever has in the history of our marriage. And not just any dinner -- a follow the recipe, run to the Chinese market, borrow oyster sauce from Korean neighbor, improvise with different meats found in the freezer dinner. Best chow mein ever!
• Took the kids to the park almost every sunny afternoon
• Picked up Alex from school
• And the biggest thing -- took over as caregiver for our post-surgery Alex. Which included an administration of post-surgery-induced constipation requiring enema of said child at 1:00 in the morning last night.
• Slept with needy and snoring-more-than-ever-even-though-that's-why-he-got-his-tonsils-out-in-the-first-place Alex, so I could get some rest.

And he did this all while writing almost 15 resumes for his summer internship, reading crazy-boring economic books, and obsessively scanning/organizing all of our household paperwork. What a vacation!

Since his second semester resumes on Tuesday, it's going to be an adjustment becoming a single-parent again (we all know how Cory gets when school is in session.) I guess I'll have to say "goodbye" to my running afternoon errands by myself and the daily naps that my body has adjusted quite nicely to. Thanks a ton, Dude!!

*** on a personal note for those who are wondering: I am almost 19 weeks pregnant and no, I don't know if it's a boy or girl yet, but I'll go on record to report that I think it's a boy. Also, one day I might get around to posting pictures of our fabulous Christmas and trip to Disneyland, but don't hold your breath.