long time no....

work has kept me quite busy, and today is the first time I've not been completely preoccupied with other things.

I love my new job...hope to be there for many moons. i get to work on many projects, large and small. frequently, i'm working on projects for local hospital expansions, new hospitals, and even some petro/chem plants in the area.

best of all...i get good feedback from my co-workers occassionaly.

talking of feedback, one of the hardest things about parenting/housekeeping is the lack of it; the absence of acknowledgement, notice, commentary. the other day, we were sitting in church, and behind us was a couple..he's a cop. after sacrament meeting, they pulled us aside, and told us how impressed they were with how we handled 6 kids for the 75 minutes. they went on and on about it. made us feel really good, especially coming from a man i look up to.

now if i can only borrow a feather from his cap, and stick it in mine. i realize that becky works soooo hard to keep our house together, to rear the kids, and teach them to live the gospel, etc. and frequently i don't notice - and she desn't have co-workers or a boss to give her praise, compliments, or a raise. its simple not to, because we try to keep the yard looking nice; with kids, we're always cleaning up one mess or another, or ten others. what i'd fail to recognize is the effort it takes to maintain the status quo....its not about new accomplishments, but about the daily grind.

so here's to you becky: you do a great job! the house looks good. and most importantly, the kids are happy.

so, i'm trying to make the effort from here on to notice what my lovely and wonderful bride does while I'm gone all day...invite to all you other guys out there: you're wives work too, even if they are home all day (those are the hardest jobs). compliment them on what they do. it'll make their day, and you can both smile! :)