The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
Well…maybe not show business. And I don’t mean James Brown. I’m talking about Mr. Yates.
You might have noticed, I redecorated the website. Well, I is an overstatement. I found a theme I could modify and them set out to do what I envisioned…and asked for help about nine million times. And he gave it, happily, sweetly, and without making me feel like I was lacking because I’m not fluent in HTML.
Without him, I wouldn’t have a website. Sure, WordPress is easy to use, but I wouldn’t have known about wordpress if not for him.
And it’s not just the website, without him I wouldn’t write books. It’s his help, his love, and his support that helps me get things done. He cooks, he cleans, he changes diapers. It’s not a ‘this is my job, this is your job’ thing, we have a partnership, one that means so very, very much to me.
For the first two weeks of December, he was pretty much the housekeeper. I rewrote The Highest Price to Pay in the beginning half of the month, and I was basically crazed. But he handled it all with grace and understanding, and he *mostly* didn’t laugh at me for hanging out in thermals and muk luks for fifteen days, and for talking about The Frenchman like he was a real live person I was gonna beat the snot out of.
It’s always been that way between us. He’s always understood me, and my eccentricities and I’ve always understood his. (he’s a musician, you can check out his stuff here!) We met while working together at a coffee house. He was older, handsome, and in love with someone else. I and every other high school girl in the vicinity harbored ridiculous crushes on him, but he still treated us all like we weren’t giggling idiots. I got to know him, became his very close friend. He got promoted and became my boss. (we’ve got two GREAT romance themes here.)
I was there when he got his heart broken, and I saw the way he dealt with it, and I remember thinking, I want a man like that. A man who treats even the person who hurt him like that with so much kindness and respect.
And then, with that other girl out of the way (bwahaha) our friendship turned into love. 🙂 It was such a natural thing, and when I married him, I truly married my best friend.
Sometimes it’s easy to think that things just *work* and I don’t stop and appreciate everything he does to ensure that things work. To ensure things get done. The man gets up at night with the baby. He’s a true gem.
He’s my other half, he’s my sanity and my support. He’s the love of my life.
So thank you, Mr. Yates. You’re the best. I love you.
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Thanks for reminding me not to take my darling husband for granted. This time of year is absurdly busy for him, 12 hour days when he doesn’t even have time to reply to my emails. And still, he took my car out a freezing, windy morning so that I would have a full tank for an unplanned trip to care for my niece’s kids. I thanked him, but somehow I don’t think he knows what all those little things mean to me.
Way better than a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day.
Julia, you’re so right. Flowers are great (so is jewelry…hint hint) but it’s really nothing compare to the little gestures, the everyday things that say I love you. 😀
Hooray for good husbands!
First things first: I’m really digging the new look. It’s nice to have a change every now and then. Shake things up a little! Secondly – how divinely gorgeous is your post?! That’s a truly lovely way to start the new year – by thanking that someone special using a medium able to reach the entire globe. That man should be in no doubt about how you feel about him. And Mr Yates – you are a real life hero in my book! Sensitive, creative, in lurve with your woman, a hands-on Dad and (I have to say it Maisey) not hard on the eyes either! Who said romance was just for fictional characters? Piffle!
Hi Maisy, you making me all mushy! Such a romantic story. I second Elissa…Mr Yates, in all she said including the bit about not hard on eyes!
Wish you all a Happy and prosperous New Year!
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Elissa, thank you re the new look! I love it too. More specific to what we’re all about. 😉 The blue bird was cute, but kind of random. And I was just feeling really lovey, because that man works SO hard for me and he just loves me. :} I am one blessed lady. And he did like the post. 😀 Nah, romance isn’t fiction, it’s real. Very real.
Nas, oh yeah, he’s very easy on the eyes. I sure like looking at him. 😀 Happy New Year to you too!
The new picture on the website is fab Maisey! And a round of applause for your very handsome husband, I’m now going to show this post to my husband so he can learn what he SHOULD be doing!!
Thank you Maisey! I love you! I’m so happy and proud for all you are accomplishing with your amazing writing career. I’m lucky to get to preview the latest manuscript. 🙂
Susan, oh yeah, men love that. :} I will not deny that I’ve got a one-in-a-million man. It helps that we’re both self employed since it makes our schedules VERY flexible!
Hi there, stranger! 😉 Thank you for reading the latest MS for me, because I was about to curl up into a ball of neuroses. :p It means a lot to me that you’re proud. I love you too!
Aw I just love your own romance story Maisey! I’ve been secretly admiring your website too. Pretty darn clever aren’t you? Who’s the little cutie in pink with the gorgeous smile? I see baby pageants in your future 😉
Yes, we’re so very romantical! And I don’t know if I’m so terribly clever. 😛 I have tech support in the house, after all. Plus, my brother is like a real live Chuck without the FBI stuff. And that’s Alani! She’s one now, you know. 🙂
Ohhh what a lovely post /dedication to your lovely DH! p.s has he thought of a career as aHM&B model 😉
Caroline, aww…and I really thilnk he ought to model on my cover for The Highest Price to Pay. He was my true inspiration for The Frenchman after all! 😉
Nice new look!! Always good to start the year off with a handsome bloke too. 😉 All praise to the hubbies eh? They rock. 🙂
Handsome bloke indeed! Glad you like the makeover. Makes me feel all young and fresh.
Maisey, you just made me cry!
Am glad you have such a lovely man to inspire you.
xx
Ah…don’t cry, Joanne. 🙂 I’m glad for him too.
Oh Maisey, that made me cry! That was so beautiful, you are fabulously lovely people and truly deserve all of your successes.
That was really beautiful Maisey. You’re a lucky lady.
Thank you! And I am very lucky. :}