Why She is My "BH"

Since I started posting to our blog, I have been referring to my wife as my "BH." Today seems like an appropriate time to explain what I mean when I call her that. In a previous blog, I gave a little history about us both. I have 2 ex's and after the last divorce, I swore that I would never get married again - you know sort of like the saying "3 strikes and you are out." Well, when I met my BH, the saying changed to "3rd time is the charm."

BH Stands for Better Half

and I'm pretty sure most of you already figured that out but here are just a few of the reasons my wife truly is MY BH.

1. She has a great calming effect on me.

2. She is my greatest supporter.

3. She puts up with my "mantrums."

4. She is my best friend.

5. She isn't falling apart like I am.

6. She is a lot better wife than I am a husband.

7. She likes to "spoon."

8. She has immeasurable patience. (She needs it to be around me)

The list could go on forever but let's concentrate on her not falling apart like me. I am wearing out and I can prove it. I need hearing aids to hear, glasses to see and pills to get me going in the morning and keep me going thru the day. I have a bad knee, a bad ankle and a bad shoulder. My cholesterol was way high till I started taking Vytorin and Fish Oil Omega 3. I take a prostate health pill, calcium pills for the bones and I need Ibuprofen for the bad joints (especially the shoulder). Each morning, I take a handful of pills. Luckily, I don't have a problem taking pills or I would be standing at the sink for a long time taking them. I can get them all down in one swallow. As long as I don't jog, the ankle and knee are pretty good, but make me jog, and I am limping for the rest of the day. This from a guy who has run 14 marathons and countless half marathons, 10Ks and 5Ks. All the jogging probably didn't help the ankle or knee either.

The bad shoulder is the result of I don't know what, but when I had it repaired several years ago, the Dr. wishes that I would have had a cat scan and MRI prior to the surgery so he would of had pictures to show people and his students what a "bad" shoulder is like. He told us after the surgery that it was the worst shoulder he had worked on in a long time. He found 2 of the 4 tendons that make up your shoulder girdle detached, and the ends were several inches down my arm. My shoulder is functional but I don't push it too hard - I don't want to have to have it worked on again! I can still pass the fire department physical and do the required push-ups, even with a sore bad shoulder.

I will be the first one to tell you that I am over the hill ,coasting down the other side, and my BH is still a spring chicken. I am like the Timex commercials from years ago where John Cameron Swayze says that they take a beating and keep on ticking. I've taken a beating but keep on ticking.

OK, every guy out there will probably agree with me that their wife is their BH.

To my BH: thanks for putting up with me and I Love You.