[Colleens_Husband]

Yesterday afternoon I took the kids with me grocery shopping and the youngest son, Miles, decided we needed to do something for Colleen. Miles knows Colleen likes Runts, a hard candy in the shape of fruit, so we bought a large box. They are actually pretty good except for the banana shaped ones and they taste like finger nail polish remover. So I had Miles and Ma'ire open the box and take out all of the banana Runts and put the rest of the Runts back in the box.

This isn't an unprecedented gesture in our household. Colleen will sometimes buy me M and M's and sort out all the 'w's. I hate eating typos. I'm sure you can all relate.

So Colleen comes home from work and she sees the box of Runts and she shakes it and notices that it is emptier than it should be. She asked me if I sorted out the banana Runts and I said I did. She asked me if I ate the banana Runts and I said "No way, they are nasty! I made Miles and Ma'ire eat them."

Colleen came up to me and gave me a big hug. Today's joy is making a special effort and having that effort recognized.