The Saint

OK, so maybe hubby isn't really a saint, but his behavior the last few days has been nothing short of admirable.

Our friends are still visiting from another state.  The couple has 2 daughters that are younger than our daughter.  Prior to their move a few years ago, the girls were all best buddies.  They continue to be best friends and we try to spend time together to maintain that bond. They stayed overnight with us for 2 nights and then checked into a hotel nearby.  The husband was working in town so he was gone during the day with their car.  Since my hubby is a teacher, he is home during the day with our daughter. Yesterday, hubby played chauffeur, camp director, and chef. 

I'm sure the hotel staff were perplexed trying to figure out the relationship between all of us. Yesterday, hubby went over to the hotel and had breakfast with the two kids and their mom.  I'm sure the staff knows that he is NOT the husband and father in that family.  After breakfast, hubby took all 5 of them to bowl. The bowling alley is a place that we visit often, so they were probably confused as well to see my hubby with a new woman and 2 new kids.  Then again, that sort of stuff probably happens often in today's world.  After bowling, they all went back to our house to hang out and play.  When I got home, I was greeted at the door by the youngest girl.  As much as I love going home to see my sweet baby girl, it was a treat to have another cute face greeting me.  She and my hubby were playing Mousetrap, while her mom was washing blueberries we had all picked earlier in the week.  Later, hubby took all 3 girls outside to play while the moms got ready for a Girls Night Out/reunion dinner with other friends. Hubby didn't mind watching them all until the other dad got in from working. He even got them snacks and helped them blow up balloons to play with.

I feel very blessed to have such great friends that we can trust completely. It didn't bother me even slightly that my husband spent the day hanging out with another woman. I am lucky to have a husband who happily took on the role of entertainer for our friends so that our girls could spend time together.