" Isn't it great to have a man around the house. "

I wish I had a picture of my grandma , and my husband together, but I don't as of yet. Soon though, soon. A little back story first. My grandma is divorced, it happened in her fifty's, and not of her choosing. I don't think she regretted it, but she has always valued the role a man has in the home. My mother is divorced, and my aunt was as well, but now re married. So when I married my husband she said " Try and keep him Z.Z., having a man around, just changes the dynamic for the better. " I should also mention that my grandma has always been beautiful, and never re married. She had the occasional boyfriend but nothing ever came of it. Which I think saddened her a bit. Some woman are born recognizing the need for a man, others are not. My grandma falls into the first category.
When she first moved in with us, I was intent on her liking Enoch, and vice versa. I know that this arrangement in our home would NOT work if that did not happen. Soooooo I helped stack the deck a bit =) Two examples. 1; Grandma was very bothered that the TV had broke, and she asked me EVERY 30 minutes when we could fix it, but I couldn't figure it out. Enoch woke up early the next morning to try and fix it, but to no avail. I tried once more, and Walla ! Fixed ! So I told him to go tell gramma he fixed the TV, Enoch said " But you did. " I told him no worries, it will make her happy. So sure enough he walks in, and says " Hi grandma, guess what, you have a working TV today." She gives him a hug, then a high five, and looks at me and says " ZZ isn't it GREAT to have a man around the house ! " 2; Enoch loves to fish, and much to his dismay, I HATE eating fish, so the poor hunter and gatherer, is met at home with slain animals in hand, with a wife, who has a look of disdain on her face. Poor Enoch ( insert violin musoc here ). So he asked grandma " Do you like fish ? " Grandma said " Oh I LOVE fish! " And their it began, the beginning of my husbands love for my grandma, well not really because he has a heart of gold, but if you had seen his face, you'd think his expression would of come with its own background music ! " Good Grandma, cuz I'm going fishin today, and I WONT come back till we have dinner." So he gets back, and says " Honey I don't know what to do, I didn't catch any fish, but my friend gave me two of his, what should I tell her?" Me still wanting things to go great, I say " Hey you told her you'd have fish for dinner, just tell her you caught them. " UH -OH, he walks in and says " Grandma look what I caught us for dinner! " And then it happened. she started into song, not figuratively, but LITERALLY, with a low 1940's voice sang " Isn't it great to have a man around the house, Isn't it great to have a man around the house. " Very cute, especially if you heard it, but now hes looking at me like ( Now you ? ) When Enoch and I got alone he was still very high on the fact he was just sung about, I said listen honey I love you dearly, but enjoy this while you have it, because you will not find me singing that song to you anytime soon !
So the two have gotten along famously, she is the Grandma he always longed for, and well, he's the man of the house. She said to me the other day, " Z.Z is it weird to just enjoy watching your family ? " I asked her what she meant. " Well the whole thing, you all hugging before he goes off to work, the little squirt being carried by his dad, and you making dinner, just all of it. " No grandma that's not weird, family is a great thing. " You know your blessed don't you ? I just think every boy needs a dad, and you got a great one right there. " Am I jealous ? No I am not, because somehow, it took my 89 year old grandma with Alzheimer's to point out just how much, I am blessed, and quote how great it is to  " Have a man around the house. " ~ Z

PS. I am still maintaining , that I will not sing of his glory any time soon, but I will respect, love, and appreciate him  =)