For most families, the day before Christmas is filled with anticipation of the big day to follow. For our family, we don't call it Christmas Eve, we call it Marcy's birthday! Admittedly her birthday often gets lost in the hustle and excitement of the holiday season and we probably don't do enough to celebrate the special day for her. If anyone deserves more special, it's her though. She puts up with 4 kids with strong personalities, each with their own special gifts for make parenting frustrating; and she has to put up with me, a forever work in progress. We love her though and when I asked the kids to collectively describe their mom in 10 words, below is the list they came up with:- Loves us
- Cares about us and others
- Helpful
- Always there for us
- Happy
- Creative
- Fun to be with
- Good person to be around
- Great Cook
- Pretty
The kids give her grief most of the time, but they really do love their mom. I've mentioned before how much I admire and respect her work as a Mom, but she is so much more than a Mom.
I've known Marcy the majority of my life and she has always been a special person to me. First as a friend I grew up with and eventually as the woman I am growing old with. She has stood by me, supported me, and hoisted me up when I needed it. No way would I be the man I am today without this friend in my life. As we celebrate her birthday today, I'm thankful for the past year, but I look forward to the many more years we will share together, including the many more opportunities the kids and I will have to be able to work on letting Marcy know how special she is. Love you Marcy!
It didn't occur to me until you said you grew up with Marcy. Is this Marcy Simpson? Did she attend Centennial? I think there was a Marcy Simpson in my sister's class and your wife looks a lot like her.
ReplyDeleteYep. This is Marcy Simpson, but she's been a Kaopuiki for going on 15 yrs! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! That's too funny. Although I think one time when I saw you at Western, you might have mentioned that you two were together. (I can't remember if you were married yet at the time.) It's been fun seeing your posts about visiting Oregon. Hope you guys are able to get out of here without too many glitches and make that connecting flight. Take care.
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