Hi there. Thanks for all of your kind words yesterday.  And thanks for being around when I just need to talk about what's on my mind.  I am not really one of those people who can hold things in, as many of you know.  As soon as I speak my mind I usually feel so much better, like releasing the pressure in a soda bottle.  Last night, as I was helping David with some of the paperwork for all the applications I started to think about the nature of our relationship and our perspective rolls.

There are constants to our marriage that we can always count on.  He loses things, I immediately find them.  LIke last night, when he was looking for the documentation of recent test scores he needed.  While brushing my teeth, I walked into my office, looked around, went over to a storage caddy of mine that holds photos and such,  moved one hand over the papers and just pulled out the envelope.  I have no idea how I knew the papers were there.  At least once a day I have to perform this parlor trick, whether it be his keys or pager, a missing shoe, or scrap of paper.  

We can always count on me getting riled up about stuff and him keeping calm.  I have an explosive personality; when I am happy it kind of fizzes up from all directions, but when I am angry there is really no stopping the fury.  Most of the time he understands this and lets me be mad, waiting for me to get a grip.  I tend to get worked up about "the principle of the matter" and he knows I have to just let it all out before I can move on.  

It really is a balance that keeps our family moving along.  I think of it a bit like a train conductor and it's engineer.  The engineer has to concern himself with keeping the fire stoked, speed, weather and such.  That's David.  He keeps everything running smoothly, paying bills, earning the living for us.  I am the Conductor.  My job is to keep the passengers happy.  Keeping an eye on everything going on in that train.  I occasionally play the jester to lighten the mood.  I really think that knowing what our rolls are helps us keep out calm when life gets stressful. It means we can each begin working through our jobs and spend less time arguing over who will do what.  

So, after a day of stress, a migraine, a wedge salad and ribyeye we are back on track.  So thanks for listening and encouraging.  And hey, nothing like a big steak to calm this Texas girl down. :)