Praises to the man

Charlie and I have been together for almost 10 years now. Wow, that's a long time!!! Through the years, we've dealt with alot when it's come to his ex-wife and oldest daughter, Kaila. We've been through:

• court (a few times) about money, or time with the kids etc...,


• He's gone through mediations with his ex-wife,


• has had to meet with the 3 different counselors that Kaila has been to since she was 7, (only for them to say that he's not the cause of her issues)


• has gone a year and a half where Kaila didn't come over because of her attitude, all the while he still attended every sporting event of hers, graduation, band concert etc... and she never even said hi to him,


• gave her a clean slate when her mom couldn't handle her anymore and allowed her to come back,


• allowed her to move in when she was fed up with her mom,


• gave her everything that she wanted (school events, paid for sports, dances, etc),


• actually allowed her to have a boyfriend, and was truly ok with it,


• got SUED by his own kid for material things that she left here when she chose to move back to her moms because he wouldn't allow her to date some 19 year old loser who was still in high school.

As you can see, he's been through alot. But even with the bull that we've had to deal with through the years, he's still able to be such an amazing father. He starts works from 4 in the morning and gets off at 12:30 in the afternoon. As tired as he is, he makes time to be there for Maia, Kalani and Kiale. In the fall, he coached Kiale's flag football team. He takes Kalani as often as he can to the batting cages or catches for her so that she can practice pitching. He goes to Maia's school functions when I have to keep my daycare kids. He chaperones field trips. He sacrifices his days off and works extra to pay for the things that the kids want. He helps out around the house with the chores. He cooks. He finds time to help our friends whenever they need anything. He even spent Father's Day helping my sisters family move.

He's the most low-maintenance guy out there. He never asks for anything. The only thing that he's really picky about is his food :) He pays attention to the things that I say, like when I was was telling my girl friends that I wanted a Coach Bag, he bought me one for Mother's Day... He buys my favorite candy bar when he sees it at the store... He makes sure that I have enough Coke in the fridge...

Needless to say, words just can't explain how much I appreciate him. I love being at home, we get to spend so much time together. It's brought us even closer. Yes, the wedding is coming soon, and I CAN'T WAIT!!!