How Do You Show Appreciation? - Woodstock,GA

he does most of the cooking these days so i always tell him dinner is good, delicious, or yummy. I also make him banana pudding for a special treat!! he loves his nanner puddin' lol

Every week at the grocery store I buy him one special treat that's just his - a pint of ice cream, a package of cookies, or a cherry turnover. I also tell him that I appreciate all that he does. I also try to have him just relax and not do anything more when he gets home from work except eat dinner and play with the kids and then watch TV and go to bed. He has a VERY demanding job and since I am home with the kids I feel that he has done his part. If I were working a job also it would be different. Granted, it's not always perfect and it's not easy but I do try to straighten up before he gets home so it's more of a refuge or a haven for him. Now on Saturdays he gets a nice "honey do" list from me but on Sundays I try to make sure he gets a nice 2 hour nap after church. (and he does the same for me when I'm in desperate need!) Also, I do encourage you to look into the "Five Love Languages" book that one poster talked about. It's good to know for your husband and also for yourself and your kids too (what makes them tick.) Hope this helps!

I tell him. I thank him often and tell him how much I treasure him and how special he is. The other stuff is great on occasion, but I try to show my appreciation verbally every day.

Text messages, emails, notes in his brief case......

I do a lot of the same as the others mama's. I leave him love notes in his lunch, and of course tell him. I usually get off from work before he does, so I sometimes pick up an iced coffee & leave it on his desk. My husband is a HUGE sports fan so sometimes I hand him the remote and tell him whatever he wants to watch is ok with me -Even if it is sports center.

I always leave little notes around for him. On his mirror, on the steering wheel in the car, etc. He seems to like it.

I feel curious if you know his love language. Maybe spend some time figuring out what that is and then do more of that. If it's words of affirmation, then communicate to him. If it's acts of service, then do things for him. Etc. Make sense?

Besides the 'obviously wifely' things? Um, I'll make sure the house is tidy before he comes home from work (cuz who wants to come home to a messy house EVERY day?) once in a while. I'll make his favourite dinner. We typically split household chores (if he cooks I clean up, and visa versa), so sometimes I'll do it all. If there's a video game or something that he's been wanting for a while, I'll surprise him with it. I've surprised him at work and taken him out to lunch (but have had to bring the girls a few times since having kids. haha) I'll massage his shoulders and neck while we're watching tv after the girls are in bed.

But the BIG one? Sleeping in. Because I'm nursing and my baby is up numerous times at night, he gets up with the girls on the weekends and lets me sleep for an extra couple of hours (or until the baby needs to nurse again!). But once in a while, I'll get up with all the kids on the weekend and let him sleep in while we make breakfast.

I'm looking for some new ideas too, thanks for asking your question! Here's my latest: On my way home from work I'll stop and pick up a couple of steaks and his favorite beer (doing that tonight, actually :)). Then we can grill and chill!

I make sure he has hot, fresh coffee every morning before he wakes up.
I make a fresh lunch for him every day.
I take care of the dry cleaning and such so he doesn't have to....
I don't war dial him at work. If I call and he doesn't answer, i leave a message.
I don't expect him to "wear" his cell phone.....he HATES them.
I make sure that he has clean clothes in his drawer..I put most of his clothes away for him so that when he comes home from work - he can relax!!!

I make his lunch. I know some women do that all the time, but I certainly don't.
I make his favorite dinner.
I do a load of his laundry. Again, I know some women do this all the time but I don't. We had a BIG blow up a couple years ago and I quit doing his laundry.
I wash his bedsheets.
I just straight up say, "Honey, thank you for working so hard"
L.

I tell him thank you. I also like to mail him cards at work to say how much I appreciate him. When I am at the store I will pick up something that I normally don't buy, but I know he wants like Oreo's, that canned cheese (gross, but he loves it) or anything else I can think of. As far as the bedroom we just let that stuff happen instead of doing it to show appreciation. We both enjoy it this way and don't feel obligated to do it. I also like to leave notes on the bathroom mirror since I get up and leave before him. The dry erase markers work great.