I have been married for eight (sometimes it feels like many more) years. I really have loved it very much. We have had are bad times and really bad times...good times, really good times and great times. No it is not my anniversary, that has passed (Sept. 28). I just really like the darned lad!

As many of you know Pernell has had two surgeries on his back (May 11, '99 and Jan 28, '04). His back is still so terrible. It sometimes takes him up to 20 minutes just to get out of bed in the morning (the pain), he hobbles like an old man when he doesn't think anyone is looking, he often holds on to the walls to walk, he can't lift the children most of the time, he gets down on the floor to play with the kids- thinking that I don't know he can't bend over or run with them, he is loosing his reflexes and feeling in his legs, should I go on.

He really hardly ever complains about his back. He will kill me for this post. He eats Advil like most people eat jelly beans. There are probably more surgeries to come in life. I can't take it away from him.

That is what makes me sad. I want to do something for him and there is really and truly nothing I can do for him. We need a new mattress for our bed... but the one we really need is about $600 before taxes! Yah right!!!!

I love his spirit for life, passion for God, love of friends and desire to grow and be stretched. Well that is it folks, I love him and am so happy to be married to him. Nothing led up to this blog, I just needed to tell the world that as much as he drives me crazy... it is good crazy!

In the word of Maddy, "Happy"