What my Husband Does for me!

 

The first thing Jim did for me today was not appreciated!  I had gone to the guest bedroom during the night and he came in to say, "Are you still sleeping?"  I was not! I was reading my morning Heather Cox Richardson blog and I was in no hurry to get out of bed.  However, the next thing he did was to have coffee in the thermos for me which he does every morning.  And I do appreciate that first sip of coffee.

Then we do the NYT Spelling Bee together while I finish my coffee.  I had felt inadequate when he always could find more words than I could so now he stops-usually--at the point where I have stopped.  It is amazing how we see separate lists of words.  One day we each had 23 words before combining lists and there was almost no overlap.  

After we made our usual trip to get groceries at McCaffreys, Jim drove me to the Princeton Public Library and parked in the driveway next to the entrance so that I could get my two requested books and find a few more.  Then this afternoon we went to the Princeton Seminary Library where he checked out one book for his research and another one for me that I could not find at the public library or Better World Books.  The movable shelves could be a thing of nightmares for me but after I opened the slot a bit, he went in and found my book and checked it out on his card. 

Later this afternoon Jim will pour me a glass of wine and we will probably do a NYT crossword puzzle together--or just watch the Army-Navy game.  

I rely more and more on the cane he bought for me last April and sometimes am happy to take his arm as well. He encourages me to take at least one short walk each day.   I am thankful for my husband of 57 1/2 years and thankful for each day we have together and I pray there will be many more! 

------------One more thing!  On Sunday mornings, Jim drives the long way to church so he can drop me off right in front of the sanctuary so I don't have to walk from the municipal parking lot or even cross the street.  After church I do walk with him to the car.