Pssssst.
Come on and sit down with me and I’ll show you what I’ve been working on.
Okay. Here it is.
There are so many ideas floating around in my mind for my house — you know, home improvement things. I sometimes mention something to hubby. Like, I’ll say, “honey, I would love to have wood flooring in the kitchen.”
I know he hears me because he says, “uh huh.”
Anyway, I started thinking that it would be really nice for him to have a reminder of the things I want done, so I made up a GREAT BIG LIST of home improvement projects. Then I got some salsa and some chips and I even lit a candle for ambiance. And I invited him to sit down in the living room with me.
I told hubby about the list. These were my exact words:
“Honey, I made a list of all the things I want done in the house.” (I stopped and smiled at this point. Good, huh?) “This list has got a lot on it, okay? I mean a whole lot. But I don’t want you to think of it as a lot to do. Okay? When you look at this list I want you to look at it like this. You’ve got options. There’s so much to choose from, you can just pick one thing that you want to do. Okay?”
Hubby laughed. Then he split.
I cannot imagine why. Can you? I thought I was doing him a favor by giving him a choice. Oh well. Maybe he’s thinking about what he wants to do first. I put the list on the refrigerator so he can see it in the morning when he gets up to drink his coffee.
Lynn
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Very cute post!
I especially enjoyed seeing where your husband sat!
Happy Monday-
Michele/ivy
LOL,Keep us posted on the progress.
I did this for my DH a while back, he said..”there have to be priorities..you don’t realize how hard some of this will be, and how
evrything takes time and money”
LOL..I said..”Feel free to organize the list as you see fit..start planning and saving now, and you’ll have it all done soon,” He was ever so grateful.;-)
Dear Lynn,
That is so funny! And I thought I was the only one who did that (Usually my lists aren’t quite that long, however!). I used to put them on the fridge, but then would take them down after a few months when they were jam-or ketchup-encrusted.
Good luck with your projects!
Love,
Marqueta
Hi Lynn,
You really do have a sense of humor! As Spring teases about it’s return I usually find myself wandering our home and the visions begin to dance! My opening line with Hubby is usually, “Honey, I’ve been thinking…” and he sweetly replies, “How much is this going to cost and will we have to hire workmen?” I laugh and say, “Oh, No we can do it ourselves.” And this is when he runs for shelter! We’re temporarily in an apartment(sold the house-planning a move to Savannah, Georgia) and I still find myself mind tripping about furniture arrangement, decorations, picture here, plant there..! I think I’m just wired that way! So, I never fight it- just go along for the ride and enjoy the scenery!
It will be fun to see what changes take place. Keep us posted!
Diane
This cracked me up! You are a trip. You’ll have to post whether it was an effective list.
Blessings,
Leslie
Oh, yes, I will let you all know.
LOL — the list on the fridge doesn’t look like it’s been touched.
Hmmmmm.
Lynn