{"id":140,"date":"2004-05-18T13:02:53","date_gmt":"2004-05-18T13:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/05\/an_amazing_woma.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:48:44","slug":"an_amazing_woma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/05\/an_amazing_woma.shtml","title":{"rendered":"An Amazing Woman and a Lucky Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were out of town over the weekend.   Over the proceeding 5 days, I managed to bill slightly over 50 hours at work.  That means I was there well over 55 and away from home gone well over 60 over 5 days.  Add in some sleep and I wasn&#8217;t home much to do anything.  It stinks.<br \/>\nSo the grass is getting long and I&#8217;ve gotta get home to cut it.  I planned to get home just before dark yesterday to get it done, but the skies were looking ominous.  Then I get a call from Maria.  She says, &#8220;I just wanted to let you know that it looked like rain soon, so I got the grass cut.&#8221;<br \/>\nWow.  In the 4 1\/2 years we&#8217;ve been homeowners, she&#8217;s tried to start the mower maybe twice, without success.  She&#8217;s made it quite clear that she isn&#8217;t interested in doing it and expects me to.  I&#8217;m fine with that, after all I&#8217;ve made it clear that I have no interest in cooking and expect her to do that, and she obliges me.<br \/>\nOver the past 6 months my work schedule has been demanding, peaking in this month.  She has not once complained or even so much as asked me when it will stop.  She&#8217;s just stood by me, rising to the challenge of effective single motherhood.  I am the luckiest man alive.<br \/>\nThanks Honey, I love you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were out of town over the weekend. Over the proceeding 5 days, I managed to bill slightly over 50 hours at work. 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