Day 10 - Love is Unconditional

Do something out of the ordinary today for your spouse. Demonstrate love to him for the sheer joy of being their partner in marriage.

Last week when I was doing my daily sweep after dinner my husband said, "When are you going to mop this floor?" I gave him a dirty look and said, "When are you going to bring up the laundry." I pile up laundry in baskets at the bottom of the stairs and his job is to carry them upstairs. Most nights he just steps over it. I hate when he tells me to do something. I'm not his maid.

So today I figured I'd mop the floor since I hate doing it. Well, he comes home in the middle of me doing it and he says, "Why can't you mop when they are in bed or before you go to sleep?" What! Why would I want to clean when I'm so tired? I'm just fuming mad now.

I also cooked Chicken Parm (his favorite meal) for him and he hasn't even eaten it yet as he stormed out of the room because I was doing the floor. I also called his mother to see if she could watch the kids for our anniversary so we could go out to dinner.

I also had a bad day with my son today. He on numerous occasions said, "Mommy I want you to die." So hurtful. I sit here crying wondering if he really meant it? My youngest daughter also copied him and said it to me when I told her she couldn't play with some toy. How do I deal with all this hatred in my house?

Day 9 - Love Makes Good Impressions

Think of a specific way you'd like to greet your spouse today. Do it with a smile and with enthusiasm. Then determine to change your greeting to reflect your love for them.

Well, this was an easy day for me. Why? Well, my husband and I always kiss in the morning when we wake up. We also kiss when he leaves for work and when he comes home. I sometimes get a hug too and if the kids aren't looking I may even get a pinch on my ass. It's always fun and playful. The kisses aren't long because most of the time the kids are either hanging on me or crowding around him and we are always in a rush to go somewhere. I always look forward to our little smooches.

Day 8 - Love is Not Jealous

Determine to become your Spouse's biggest fan and to reject any thoughts of jealousy. Take his negative attributes and burn it. Then share how glad you are about a success he has had.

10. inpatient
9. workaholic
8. moody
7. lazy
6. jealous
5. sloppy
4. hypochondria
3. short temper
2. unreliable
1. antisocial

Okay, since I didn't write them on paper I wrote them on my blog. I tried to cross them out but there is no option here on how to do that. So I am making them tiny and hard to see.

My husband's biggest accomplishment is owning his own business. He is a hardworker. He works 24/7 to provide for us. We did manage to get this house in better times even though now we are struggling to maintain it.

Lately he has been taking breaks from his work and spending time with me and the family attending baseball games, dance and eating dinner together. We are still working on the family participation.