#10 ERIN BEING GREAT AT BIOLOGY

There is something that makes me so happy when I can watch one of my kids do something that they love...and do it well.  Erin loves biology!  If that is not in itself a great enough thing, she also is really good at it!  I don't know if she realizes it, but I love to watch her when she is studying something that she loves.  I like to watch her and imagine her in a lab coat working on some complex problem.  Hee hee.  It always brings a smile to my face.

#9 TOM BEING A HANDYMAN

Tom has two traits that in combination make him an especially great husband.  One is that he is a great handyman and the other is that he supports me in all the things I do.  Recently I needed him to make something that I needed to use for one of the responsibilities that I took on for myself.  Not only does he have the talents to make this, but he jumped on board with no hesitations.  He didn't even think to say that it is something that I chose to get myself into and he should stay out of it.  He immediately agreed to help me.  That was just a great feeling!

#8 REALIZING THAT SARAH IS EFFICIENT AT HER HOMEWORK

I recently realized that Sarah is very efficient at doing her homework.  She does not procrastinate and also is able to find small chunks of time to use to get bits and pieces of her homework done.  When she gets home from school she starts her homework within a half hour.  She tends to be able to make decisions on how to do things easily.  She is so efficient that I used to believe that she wasn't getting much homework.  Now I can fully appreciate her ability to just get things done!