This is a wonderful story. And these are two very luck people, and one hopes for them that they continue to appreciate their relationship.<p>While it seems a bit tangential, I am reminded of a saying about the best person to marry a rancher is the daughter of a rancher. (This is a corollary to the best person to be a rancher is the son of a rancher.) Children of ranchers know what to expect in that harsh life. The author here apparently has figured it out realtime.<p>(For a first person description of being a rancher's daughter and a strong take on the feminist aspects there of, check out <i>Breaking Clean</i> by Judy Blunt.)