This Man

Sometimes it amazes me that this man, who put on a tie this morning and is flying in a jet to San Jose for the day, is also the man in these pictures.

He's the man who feeds the chickens and plays with the kids. He plants the garden and weeds and waters it. He mows his own lawn, repairs his own pipes, and changes the oil in his own vehicles.

He even puts his dirty clothes in the hamper some of the time.
Last Friday, he took the day off of work and we all enjoyed working in the garden together...
He planted one row of potatoes, two rows of onions, and quarter rows of spinach and peas...
After covering the seeds with earth, he watered them with the watering can. He's been watering them faithfully ever since to keep the ground moist in this warmer weather...

Then after I weeded out my strawberry patch, he came along with the tiller...

I think this man would rather play in the dirt with a tiller any day than go on a jet plane to San Jose. But you gotta do what you gotta do and the meals down there are usually pretty good.

I really think he has the best of both worlds. And we are thankful every day for his job and for our life here. We are rich in so many ways. It may not always be this way but... we will enjoy every moment we have.

Sincerely hoping that YOU enjoy YOUR day wherever you are and whatever you're doing today,