Yes, he's quite a man, Mr. Blue Eyes. I don't even know where to start to describe how well he takes care of our family...

He braves the elements to care for child, woman and beast. He brings home most of the bacon. He changes diapers. He washes dishes. He's really good at back rubs.

He's one of the good guys.

I know this because the lady at Wal-Mart told me so this morning.

We were just checking out as usual, making small talk, and as he headed out to the car to load up our loot and I was completing the transaction, she said, "You've got a good one there."

All this she gathered within a few minutes of small talk. She just knew. Kind of like I just knew a little over ten years ago.

And above all of this, he plays guitar and sings to our children.

I mean, couldn't you just melt?

It makes me weak in the knees just thinking about it.

And they love it. They look at him with adoring eyes, thinking, "Just listen to the beautiful music my daddy makes."

Can he actually PLAY the guitar? No.

Can he actually SING? Um, he couldn't hit a note if it were as big as the broad side of a barn.

But SHHHHH! Don't tell my babies this. I'd like to preserve their innocence as long as I can. As far as they're concerned, random strumming and the gravelly, off-key sound of 'Play Me Some Country Music' is pretty special stuff.

And the thing is, it doesn't matter if he's actually musically gifted or not. What matters is that he does this for them because he knows they like it. That's what makes it special.

So, in honor of my wonderful husband, I've decided to make his favorite thing in all the world -- pecan caramel rolls -- and share my recipe with all of you.

Tomorrow-ish.

Not today.

Today, the weather is AMAZINGLY beautiful, the taxes are DONE (!), and Mr. Blue Eyes has the day off. Today, we're going to soak up the sun and family time while we can. Today, Farmer Gal is about as happy as she could be.

But don't worry, tomorrow will be good too. Sometime tomorrow (probably not until a little later in the day) I'll be posting the pecan caramel rolls in progress on the Home Cooking page. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, soak up your own piece of sun and do some aerobics... Trust me, you're going to need some preventative calorie burning for these babies.