Week 1...

Week one went great. I'm so happy with how things are going. The change in my attitude has had a positive effect not only on B, but the house in general. We have been having so much fun together. I'll have to figure out something different for today's project though, "special treat in a special place". I planned ahead and bought B his favorite candy last week, and hid them in the pantry. I planned on hiding them in his desk drawer today, instead little B found them and left them on the floor in the butler. B went to make coffee on Thursday and almost stepped on them. He called me and said, "I found a package of cinnamon bears on the floor, are they for me?" Special place alright... Perhaps I'll just jump to the bonus project, when all else fails...I may wear out the bonus project this week, Anniversary (9 years) on Wednesday and Vegas this weekend...

Busted!

So maybe it wasn't a good idea to have a printed, condensed version! Especially if you're completely scatter-brained like me and leave it in the printer. S handed it to me today and said, "I only read the first 2 lines and thought I probably shouldn't read any more." I feel deflated. Boo. But maybe it'll be fun for him to wonder what I am going to do for him that day and hopefully he'll forget about it???? Hopefully - cross my fingers!

I bet $1000 that in reading the first 2 lines his eyes still managed to make out the word lingerie in the middle of the page!!!!!

Last Night...

Since I switched day 1 and 2 around I planned on letting B unwind yesterday after work. It's a little hard to do since he works from home, so I figured rather than going outside and bugging him about coming in for dinner I would get everything cleaned up and prepared and then go let him know it was time to eat. I had planned ahead and made homemade wheat rolls to go with our dinner, B loves homemade bread. I was making a veggie stir fry and rice. I had the rice cooking and was cutting the veggies when B came in on his own, earlier then expected. He commented on the yummy smelling bread and started helping me with dinner, this is rare. We had a great time cooking together. I told Jill today that I'm starting to think that he's secretly doing a similar project.

Day 1

Last night I combined day one and two! I made T dinner that he loves and made sure the house was quiet when he came home. I hadn't ever thought about the hectic home that he comes to every night. I was actually pleasantly surprised that T cleaned up the whole kitchen when we were done eating. Then he asked if I wanted to lay together on the couch....that hardly ever happens, he hates to cuddle - he says I make him too hot! :) So far so good!!!

Going well

Hi all...day one down...massaged K's hurt foot for 1 hour while he watched a favorite tv show. I was also able to ask him questions to help me plan for future days. When I asked him what he missed about life before kids he said 'naps'. So this weekend I will have to get the kids out of the house for a few hours so he can have a good long nap. Planning on another massage tonight for him since he worked so late. Now let me spread some gossip about my man.....K is a wonderful father. I could not ask for a better partner in life to help raise up these three gifts from God. He is a loving thoughtful man with a kind heart. I thank God everyday for having him in my life. I have started remembering in our prayers at night with the kids to now also thank Daddy for all he does for our family. I want the kids to know all he does for us even though they do not see it.
Hope all is going well with all of you. See you Wednesday.
Amber

Having a great attitude...

Hey Amber, and everyone else...I really think the main purpose of this "project" is to change your attitude toward your husband (page 38) and to be more intentional in how you treat him. I don't think you have to follow everything exactly on a specific day, just be mindful of blessing him. I did this last year with the church group and stopped following "the list" about 2 weeks in. I found that I really did a bunch of the stuff already, and that I just needed to be more intentional and do it more often. It really is amazing how your husband will respond when you do little things and he feels special.

I switched Day 1 and 2 around, since it was Sunday and he wasn't coming home from work and needing to unwind. Instead, we put the kids down and watched TV together (we aren't a big TV family and hardly ever have it on). We used to do that almost every night before we had kids. It wasn't a big adventure, but some of the "events" on the list are going to be hard to do when you have small children that require babysitters. So improvise and just do something together at home.

This will be a hard week

K just informed me that he will not be home much this week. Has dinner meetings or going to golf tourney all week. So I might have to switch the days or think of other things to do for him. Humm....Anygood ideas for a hubbie away all week.

Emailing...

Hey Girls...I have added everyone's email address to the blog so you will get an email every time someone posts. Look forward to starting tomorrow. :)

Bonus Project...

Since I'm sure you are all really excited about the "bonus project" and have been scouring the internet and local stores for great lingerie deals... I found some really cute, inexpensive stuff today at H&M, at the Scottsdale Quarter.

Off the Subject . . .

Christa and I ran into Kim, Stephanie & Amber at the park on Monday and it was so fun to chat (even for a minute between kids with sand in their eyes and screaming 3 year-olds who's life was ruined when some strange kid tried to use their buckets). So this is totally off the subject but we should try and ALL meet on purpose at the park during this awesome weather.

Back on task: I finished the book yesterday and am going to try and write my plan tonight or tomorrow. If you haven't read yet, at least flip through the tasks because there is definitely a little planning needed! There's already been a few converstions that have just happened where I was able to naturally insert a question about something I'll need to know in the coming weeks, like a favorite meal that I haven't made in a while, and which article of clothing of mine he doesn't like (weird that he said none {maybe he thought I was setting him up} but I've resolved to stick to the more fitted cute jammies tops and bottoms instead of the baggier, but-oh-so-soft gray cotton tees that i love to sleep in). I've already felt convicted on a few things and have made adjusments this week and S seems to be responding well!

xoxo, Jill

PS - I like how Christa called her other half B so I will call mine S. When I see DH on mothering blogs, I always think designated hitter! But to each her own :)

Last Night...

So Last night after the kids when to bed, B and I were taking and of course the conversation turned to "you know what". Some how we got on the subject of lingerie and I was talking about how it's so overrated, and how most women feel that way, but how our speaker at MOPS was encouraging us to get some new stuff. He was like, "yeah, I really only need to see you in it for a second and then I have the mental picture." Truly, he said just that. I started laughing and said our speaker said that too. That guys really don't need us to wear it for very long, it's just the thought of us having it on. He then said, "you need to become friends with that lady. I don't care where she lives we'll move there. I like how she thinks." To which I added, "great, she lives in San Jose, CA." The house go on the market today...Just Kidding.

Wow! Christa you did such an awesome job creating our blog. Thanks so much. Can't wait to start our project and blogging about it!!!

Getting Started!

Remember to start reading The Husband Project, ASAP. We will officially start on Sunday, February 21st. Happy Reading!