Ode to Rus Wednesday

I know the majority of you won't believe this, but I've been getting some flack (is that really a word?) for my latest posts that show me having a great, wonderful, even heavenly time without Rus. Like that should even be possible. I'll have you know that I spend at least a good forty percent of my day away from Rus and if I couldn't have fun without him I'd be in BIG trouble. Plus, the time I do get with him is after work and church have sucked all the energy out of him and so I'm stuck with the self-proclaimed old man and his aching feet! (Likewise he gets stuck with the grumpy, haggard, sorry excuse for a wife who snaps at the kids and can barely move after dinner. We're a great pair.)

Anyway, all ribbing aside, I guess it wouldn't hurt for me to post a little more about the love of my life. Get ready for the mushy stuff...you asked for it. I've even decided to make "Rus Wednesdays" just for the purpose of telling you wonderful things about Rus.

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Just kidding. :)
Rus is a terrific provider. He is a man with integrity who I know is respected at work, both for his opinions and his abilities. He is honest and loyal in every aspect of his life, although he did share recently his favorite "words" that he mutters under his breath when something goes wrong at work. I shared mine, even. It might be d*mm*t. And I don't mutter. I exclaim. (That'll keep me out of the RS presidency!)

Rus is really, really good at seeing how things fit together and work. He can figure out engines, small motors, and even the most complicated Transformer.

Rus is an excellent teacher. He can take something really complicated and make it understandable for even the dumbest listeners...like myself. Rus has explained to me how a whole car engine works. He even drew little diagrams. It was really impressive. That is something I have always admired about him - his ability to teach hard concepts and processes in a basic way.

Rus is someone who mulls things over for a long time before making a decision. We have owned at least 10 cars in the last 8 years and that is because Rus is really good at studying different vehicles and finding the one that will best suit our needs and then patiently waiting until it turns up. In the process he is slowly figuring out the kind of vehicle that he really wants someday in the future when he can get whatever he wants. (Right now he has seven "favorites", one for each day of the week.)

Rus is very non-judgmental about me and my role. He may come home to the house being a certified disaster area and the kids running around like monkeys and smoke coming out of my ears, but he never says a negative word to me about it. Ever. I really appreciate that daily act of kindness.

See? I'd share more, but seeing as how this will be a weekly event, I don't want to give you all the good stuff right now.

Five more, Rus. (That's insider lingo for "I love you.")