Jennifer McKenzie
Romance--Boy meets girl. Romantic Suspense--Boy meets girl with dead bodies.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Happy Father's Day And Happy Birthday
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There he is in all his redneck glory. So, to celebrate this wonderful day, I'll tell you a little about the man that tolerates me.
He's 40 today. And he's a work. That's right. He's working on a Sunday. Why? Because the man has a fabulous work ethic. He never calls in sick. He doesn't let pain stop him.
He has been waking up at 3:30 in the morning to get ready and leave at 4:20 am. He picks up a co-worker and drives an hour and a half to the job site where he's working. They've been working 12 and 14 hours to finish this job. Seven days a week. Saturday and Sunday too. No days off. The next day off he has is July 4th weekend. Then he has five days off.
Why would he do this? Because he wants a stay at home wife who will write a best seller so he can retire.
He's a redneck, an ex-fisherman (who's bitter about it) and 5th generation Humboldt County. Opinionated and gruff, he often says politically incorrect stuff for shock value more than because he believes it. He makes no apologies for his way of life and will give the shirt off his back for someone, even if he doesn't know them. Generous, picky, smart and a hard worker, his life is generally routine and comfortable. On Father's Day, I like to remember that he's a great Dad and loves those two boys with all his heart. On his birthday, I like to remember that I'm grateful he was born. Who else would love me for the bitchy, annoying, hormonal person I can be? Who else would build a suspension bridge for his son's train set? Who else would spend hours online (when we had dial up no less) looking for two logging trucks and then repaint them with local trucking colors for his sons?
I complain about him, yet I realize that we make a perfect fit. Sometimes, when it seems that there are too many awful things happening to innocent people, or the world has gone insane and I wonder if God is paying attention, I remember the slim chance that Joe and I would have ever met and realize God is right there looking out for me.
Happy Birthday, baby. I love you.
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