To My Hunny

Leon and his nieces catching crawdads at the lake.

Leon's graduation - Mike Enzi was the guest speaker

I wanted to take a minute and brag on my hunny a bit. I feel he deserves a public thank you. Those who know me best know I can be rather cranky, demanding and down right ornery at times. I'm not always the easiest person to live with. Leon is always so patient with me. He smiles and tries harder and lets me get my gruff out.
There are several things I really admire about this man. First, he is so dedicated and excited about learning. He earned his GED in August 2009 after dropping out of school in just 6th grade to work in the rock quarries in Arizona. Can you imagine? He has now completed 3.5 semesters of college and is taking math that I can't help him with. He gives every assignment his very best. He studies for every test. He takes full advantage of his learning opportunities. I am so very proud of him.
The second thing I admire about Leon is his fun loving personality. He loves to play. Every night when he gets home from work he teases the cat mercilessly. I know Onyx is just going to love him. Just yesterday Leon sat him on the bed and then started jumping on it softly. Onyx laughed and laughed. If Leon stopped he would start to cry. Leon's always the first one in the water whenever we go swimming and will swim with the kids for hours. He really is still just a kid at heart.
There are so many other things I love about Leon, like his complete honesty and his ability to be so generous. The list goes on and on.