Finding Each Other in the Frenzy

In the past few months since my knee surgery, Mike and I have been frantically trying to catch up on all of the things that needed to be done around the house. We have gone through (most of) the piles of stuff that had accumulated, replaced our bedroom floor, painted the bedroom, replaced our living room couches FIVE times (don't get the Palmdale sofa at Rooms To Go), cleaned out our bonus room and garage, put shelves up in three closets and an attic and pulled everything out of our closet and attic and redid them so we could fit all our clothes in our closet (not to mention washing all those clothes). Sound like fun? Maybe. If I wasn't trying to do it all in just 2 months so we could relax on our vacation. Mike is one of those people who can't really relax knowing he is leaving a big pile of unfinished tasks behind. Three good things came of aloof this though: 1. The local charitable organizations received lots of good clothes, etc., 2. We got many of our long awaited projects done, and 3. Mike and I got some valuable time together and he was able to relax on vacation. For me, #3 made it all worthwhile. There is something about dreaming and planning, then working on something together. Sure, one of us could probably have done it alone (although not as quickly), but working on these things together gave us a chance to remember what a good team we are and share some laughter at our shortcomings. Now we can look at the physical evidence of what we can accomplish together. In the inevitable frenzy of the holidays, don't forget to find the ones you love and take some time enjoying them.