Anniversary

    Yesterday was our 41st wedding anniversary.  I like the symmetry of the date:  1.22.2011.  I really lucked out in the lottery of love, as a country song lyric should read.   (Or in other words, I am incredibly blessed.)   Just a few of the reasons I love my husband so much:
1.  He is a believer.  He knows what he believes, and he lives accordingly.  He has the integrity that comes with being a true Christian.
2.  He is a server.  He works in the temple two days a week and attends as a patron another day.  He constantly looks for ways to help others, especially his single-mom home-teaching families.  My neighbor was so impressed when she called him for help and his immediate response was, "Thank you for asking."  He took care of all of his mothers affairs the last year of her life, and now he manages his brother's finances.
3.  He is a doer.  He loves making lists and then checking things off.  He doesn't procrastinate.
4.  He doesn't complain.  He's had to put up with a lot over the years, doing his work and much of mine.  He waits on me, literally, hand and foot, but he never complains.
5.  He has a great sense of humor.  I love the wry, sometimes completely unexpected things he comes out with, and I love that he loves puns.
6.  He works hard.  I can't believe the number of hours he spent in the yard last summer, not to mention all the years of going the extra mile in his job.  
7.  He is thoughtful.  If I ever mention that I want something, he writes it down and gets it for me for a "monthaversary."  
8.  He is generous.  He is happy to have me spend money, even when we don't have much of it, and he's willing to help others as well, like contributing to our nephew's mission.
9.  He is very good at what he does.  He touched so many lives as a teacher. He's a great musician.  He's a great speaker.  All of these things are true because he invested the necessary time to become good.
10.  He's a quiet man.  He doesn't get angry, scream and yell.  Even when we disagree, he's not disagreeable.
11.  He apologizes.  He doesn't make excuses.  When he's wrong, (which isn't very often) he admits it and apologizes, then tries to make things right.
    That's just the start of a very long list, but I have to leave for church.  Thank you, Larry, for so many happy years.  I love you very much!!!!

Numbers

I like numbers, not to do math with or anything, just to look at and think about.  I'm pretty sure that if I were into numerology, at least one of the permutations for my name would indicate that I am smart, beautiful, successful, and due to live for centuries.  I like the year we're in-- 2011.  The two 1's at the end add up to 2, so the year turns into 202.    Then if you take 2 + 0, you get 2 again, so in one sense, we're in the year 2.  Everyone knows about the terrible 2's, so this year, feel free to think everything in the universe belongs to you, act out, and throw a tantrum or 2.