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Here are some of the different things that I love, adore, or cherish about my wife. Waking up to just the right amount of light. Always being needed for directions and percentages. Agreeing that farming out the house and yard work was a good Valentines/Anniversary gift. Finding a mint chocolate chip shake in the freezer for no reason at all. Finding little notes that says miss you any time she takes off for the weekend. Never eating the same meal twice...even if she tries to. Hearing her laugh.... That last one is the real reason that she is the best. Her laughter can be heard across a crowded auditorium and it is side splitting. I feel like I am the funniest man on earth on any given night. I hope this blog gives you guys a little bit of insight into how witty, funny, and sweet Amanda is- because I consider myself uber lucky to see it all the time.

After a long day, we finally crawl into bed exhausted. Eric breaks out his nightly crossword and I start to drift off. It's a glamorous life we live. "Good night." "Night, babe." "Love you." "Love you, too." ... (long pause ...) "But, I will love you even more if you know the guy who wrote Metamorphosis?" "Kafka." "Yes!" Happy anniversary to us.

"Jackson, it's time to hop up and get dressed for school." "Wait, mama. I've got to do my squeezes first." "Your squeezes?" "Yeah." He gets down on all fours and proceeds to do 10 of the most adorable push ups I've ever seen. After his set, he stands back up and walks toward me. "You're ready to get dressed now that you've finished your squeezes?" "Yeah." This kid's got discipline.

Delicious!

Look out world.

Standing outside of his closet, Jackson reaches his hand up to examine an article of clothing. "Mama? I want to wear this jean jacket." "Actually, that's not your jean jacket. Those are your overalls." "Can I put them on?" "Sure." I take the overalls off of the hanger and begin to unbuckle the straps. Without taking his saucer-sized eyes off of those dark denim overalls, he asks, "What are they going to do do to me?" "They are going to make you adorable."