Had a REALLY fantastic weekend! I kept up the AOS campaign, and I also went out in the morning and bought the 5 Love Languages book, which I read from cover to cover that same day. It turned out that all the kids were out on Saturday night, and we had the house to ourselves. I really wasn't expecting anything much, but W really surprised me - as soon as she got home from driving S18 and D26 to their respective destinations, she announced she was taking a shower, which is her way of saying "Let's ML". So after her shower, I took one too (she appreciates this, not that I was smelly or anything), and then we proceeded to have one of the ALL-time sweetest LM sessions ever! I mean it was REALLY great, which really surprised me, because the last few times we've ML these past years, it has been really tepid and not much to write home about. THIS time, however, it REALLY knocked my socks off! She was really participating fully, and the whole experience really made me feel her love for me. WOW! Afterwards, we both filled out the Love Languages profile questionnaire, and it turns out that for her, both AOS and Quality Time are equal primary LL's - she scored 10 on both. As for Physical Touch, she's a 3, and I'm a 12 (big surprise there?). I'm also fairly high on Words of Affirmation, which also didn't surprise either of us. So now I know I'm on the right track with my AOS campaign, and I can also broaden it to include QT. Sunday I helped with the cleanup at breakfast, leaving the kitchen spotless while she was in the shower, and again in the afternoon I helped with the cleanup (she made pizzelles), and I barbecued hamburgers for supper, and then shooed her out of the kitchen and did the dishes myself. After that, we had a Boggle tournament for an hour or so, then read for a while and went to bed (to sleep) early. All in all a GREAT weekend! I sure hope we can keep up the momentum, but yes, I do realize there will be some backsliding, and there's still a lot of work to do, but what a GREAT start!
