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Spring Love is in the Air

April 1, 2008 by Kristen

I love Spring.  I love the flowers; the breeze and the sun poking thru the clouds.

 

I love the melody of birds and the awakening of the slumbering earth.

 

I love the damp ground and the fragrance in the air.

 

I love it all—

 

Except for the mildew.

 

And, my word, do I hate the fine green layer that grows with the winter and rain.  It covers everything outside our house.

 

It makes me twitchy.  Really.  Before the ground has defrosted, I start whining about it.

 

This isn’t even seen as a flaw to my hubby.  He knows me well.  He tackles the green with me.

 

The other day I returned from the store and I heard a racket in the backyard.  My heart started pounding and my palms grew moist.

 

I opened the back door and saw this:

 

 

And nothing says I love you like the words etched in mildew with a pressure washer.

 

Oh, stop my beating heart.


Food for the Soul:

Song of Solomon 1:16 “How handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how charming!”

Tackle It Tuesday Meme


35 Comments Filed Under: I love my hubby, Uncategorized

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  1. 1

    Tracy DeLuca says

    March 31, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Oh funny funny funny! What a sweet hubby you have!

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  2. 2

    Betsy Bird says

    March 31, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    That’s SO cute!

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  3. 3

    Dawn @ P.S.He loves you.. says

    March 31, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    Your too much and now he is too!

    You are “that family” you know the lucky ones!

    Dawn :0)

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  4. 4

    Mycrazylife says

    March 31, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    Oh how sweet! It’s nice to know that hubby’s think about you even while they are doing the dirty work.

    Mine would get crazy and write love notes on his cigarette butts, years before he quit. Romantic huh?

    BTW- I love the new blog! Pretty!

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  5. 5

    Heather J. says

    March 31, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    Your husband is the best.
    I must be PMSing cause that made me cry too!
    Can your hubby give my hubby lessons?

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  6. 6

    Jenileigh says

    April 1, 2008 at 12:31 am

    Precious!

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    Kim says

    April 1, 2008 at 5:48 am

    That is great – and so thoughtful of him even if it was etched in green. After all its the thought that counts!

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  8. 8

    Jacki says

    April 1, 2008 at 6:23 am

    But at least you know he is always thinking of you. 😉

    Thanks for joining Tickle Me Tuesday!

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    Valarie Lea says

    April 1, 2008 at 7:40 am

    Oh how cute! My Hubby did that for me one time. He was pressure washing the driveway and put a heart with my name in it on there. It stayed there for the longest time.

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    The Apron Queen says

    April 1, 2008 at 7:54 am

    Tooooo funny! Please send the clutter fairy to my house. Make sure she has her super sized wand! 😀

    Come check out the progress of my Enchanted Sunflower Forest.

    Confessions of an Apron Queen: http://anapronaday.blogspot.com

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    Baby Mamma (Tamra) says

    April 1, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Cute! Nice fancy heart, too.

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  12. 12

    Kelly @ Wisdom Begun says

    April 1, 2008 at 8:42 am

    Oh! LOL But oh how sweet! Sweet hubbies are the best!

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    Charley E. says

    April 1, 2008 at 8:46 am

    LOL! That’s sweet. He’s pretty artistic with that pressure washer.

    Check out my Tackle at http://www.thepitterpatterboutique.blogspot.com (giveaway)

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  14. 14

    Lisa says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:00 am

    I enjoy your blog, very nice. Have a great day.

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    Monica - Paper Bridges says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:15 am

    hey, romance is romance. I’ll take it any way I can get. your hubby is a sweetie.

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    Karen says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:29 am

    That is so cool! He is a keeper.

    http://karensopinion.com/2008/04/01/tackle-it-tuesday-4/

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    Jennifer says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Funny, unique, sweet…it has it all! Almost makes you want to leave the rest green, right? LOL!
    Great tackle!
    Have a great week!

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    Vintage Dutch Girl says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:56 am

    I eagerly await the day I can walk in to Costco with a cart and heave onto it a big box with the words ‘pressure washer’ on the side of it 🙂

    We are all about fighting the green goo….HELLO, we live in the northwest!

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    Colleen - Mommy Always Wins says

    April 1, 2008 at 11:03 am

    That ranks right up there with burping “I love you.”

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    Mama Smurf says

    April 1, 2008 at 11:17 am

    “I heart you” written in mildew…I can’t think of a more sweet and spontaneous act! I hope you didn’t power wash the rest!

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  21. 21

    VE says

    April 1, 2008 at 11:28 am

    How do I make some mildew so I can use that? Funny…

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  22. 22

    Stephanie says

    April 1, 2008 at 11:55 am

    You’ve got a creative guy there!

    BTW, thanks for your comment on my blog. I can emphasize with you too.

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  23. 23

    Anne says

    April 1, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    I’m jealous on so many fronts. First off, you came home and the work was already going on. Then, you find “I love you.”

    And most of all, one of you knows how to work the pressure washer. We bought one last year and nobody can operate it. It’s some kind of two-tank thing from Sears. We are covered over in mildew (SC) on our porch and our pressure washer just sits there, useless.

    Love your blog! This is my first visit. Can’t remember how I got here. I think from Liza’s Eye View.

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  24. 24

    Liza's Eyeview says

    April 1, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Now that’s a winner! Thanks for sharing your sweet moment with us 🙂

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    Valarie Lea says

    April 1, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Are you watching Oprah? Its on sleep walking. 🙂

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    Mommy2Twinkies-Deb says

    April 1, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Your husband is so cute! So sweet! Love it!

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    Bahama Mama says

    April 1, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Now that is romantic! The fact that he was using the pressure washer was romantic enough without the message 🙂

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    Melanie says

    April 1, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    That is too cute! What a sweet hubby you have.

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    Michie says

    April 1, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    That is so cute! How romantic! LOL

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    Janel@Dandelion Dayz says

    April 1, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Very very sweet!

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    seven says

    April 2, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    Hehe… my dad did that once in the moss that grows outside our back door. I thought it was really cute.

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  32. 32

    Christine @ Serenity How? says

    April 2, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Now I have seen everything! 🙂

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    Shannon @ Gabi's World says

    April 3, 2008 at 11:51 am

    I laughed out loud when I read “And nothing says I love you like the words etched in mildew with a pressure washer.” That is hilarious!

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    BrownEyedGirl-- says

    April 3, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    True romance IS hard to come by.

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    Qtpies7 says

    April 21, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Now THAT is romantic! And I love the verse you put with it!

    Reply

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