Hubby’s Good Deed…Gone Bad October 23, 2008

Look at this picture carefully.  Do you see anything wrong with it?

Well let me tell you how my brand new crock pot base ended up in the dishwasher…Cord and all!

My dear husband came home from work with the sickies but decided to help me by cleaning the kitchen since I cooked and took care of sick kids all day.  His efforts were definitely appreciated because being a stay at home mom, washing dishes and doing laundry can become very tedious.  So I took advantage of the opportunity to do some blogging stuff (BTW I plan to unveil my new masterpiece in a few weeks.  Still alot of tweaking to be done).

To my surprise I opened up my dishwasher this morning to unload it and right there before my eyes was my brand new, wonderful, handy-dandy crock pot that I bought at Target (love that Target).  I looked at it for a few seconds thinking there is no way he put this in the dishwasher with its cord.  IMPOSSIBLE…

Okay the shock subsided and I decided to see if my sweet husband just put it in the dishwasher to store it somewhere.  NOPE.  I took it out of the dishwasher and water dripped from it…MY HEART SUNK.  I plugged it up and all the cute little light were blinking at the same time and none of the buttons worked.

Now I’m not going to lie, I was fuming.  It was a new crock pot and it cooked great and it also switch to the warm setting after it was finished cooking.  Plus I only used it 2-3 times.

Finale

I called my hubby at work and wanted to really understand his reasoning behind putting an electronic appliance in the dishwasher.  Guess what…He had none.  I felt bad (a little) because he was sick and probably incoherent so I just left the conversation alone.  I think I wanted him to understand how much I liked my crock pot and how upset I was to find it broke moreso than an explaination of his thought process at that moment. 

Perhaps I can see if his new Blackberry Curve Phone is waterproof.  No, I wouldn’t do that but a smile came across my face at the thought.

Bad Tree, Bad Tree  

Anyway, Hubby’s so cute that I have to forgive him:)  What can I say…He was just trying to help me   

Needless to say its done and over with and as I’m typing this blog I find it quite hilarious.  Only my family can bring this much humor on a daily basis.  You never know what’s gonna happen in my house:)

Visit To The Dentist July 2, 2008

                                               

Today I had a dentist appointment, my first in 5 years mostly due to being pregnant.  Well my sweet husband took the morning off so that he could watch the kids for me while I go to my dentist appointment.  Sarcastically he told me to watch how HE manages the house.  He knows that I can be a little “OCD-ish” and told me that I’m always burnt out because I don’t pace myself.  Needless to say I was quite interested to see how he would manage to clean the whole house and manage the children while still finding time to take a nap.  So off I went….

I arrived at the dentist promptly at 8:45am to get my x-rays and routine cleaning.  The X-ray technician greeted me with a warm smile and was very considerate.  The hygientist on the other hand was brutal.  While checking my teeth I told her that I needed to swallow she had the audacity to tell me that I can swallow while she’s working on my mouth (while its wide open).  I kindly told her that I can’t and proceeded to close my mouth to swallow the little saliva I had in my mouth.  After about 15-20 minutes of pure torture (not really but I’m just being my dramatic self…lol) I was finally done.  The doctor came in and told me that my teeth looked great but I do have a small cavity that I need to get filled and evidently I grind my teeth at night and he wants me to wear retainers.  Ok no problem I’m thought to myself, then he dropped the bomb…”We need to pull all of your wisdom teeth because they are not growing and can’t grow anymore and are beginning to rot.”  Great… All 4…You have got to be kidding me!!!!!  Of course he wasn’t, so now my sweet husband has to take some vacation days so that his wife can get all 4 teeth pulled.  Oh well at least I will get some sleep…heehee

Back at the home front husband did it.  I walk in to see a marvelous sight.  Hubby was finishing dishes and the whole house was clean.  He bragged of course telling me how he was able to take a quick nap and still had time to clean.  I didn’t want to bust his bubble by incorporating all the other things I do such as: laundry, projects, focus cleaning, cook, run errands, crafts with kids.  He did well and he was proud of himself and I was proud of him too.  Oh yeah, what made it all special was when he rub my head and said, ” I did it because I love you and I wanted you to rest.”  How sweet is that man!          

Frozen Waffle with a Bottle of Syrup Please May 31, 2008

                                   

Weird Title Right…Well it was a weird night and a funny one.  Let me start at the beginning.  Last night I was downstairs in our family room doing my “before bed quick clean” and playing with the kids.  I was getting tired and knew that it would be a task and a half to get my son off the computer (he loves the computer and many of you know that he has been diagnosed autistic).  So I decided to leave that task to daddy.

I went upstairs and asked my husband to bring my son upstairs to bed.  His reply (as he watched the playoffs) was, “Its the weekend when he’s finished playing he’ll come upstairs.  I don’t want to deal with a meltdown tonight.”  Now my son is known for going in and out of cabinets and refrigerators getting food and juice when nobody is watching.  So I told my husband, “okay but if he makes a mess then you will have to clean it because I’m asking you to bring him up.”  He agreed.  So I went to sleep and he finished watching playoffs.  Well needless to say I was awaken out of my sleep (maybe 2 hours later I can’t remember) with my husband telling me that my dear son (DS) was eating frozen waffles and made a mess with “cereal.” 

Now keep in mind that I am incoherent.

THIS MORNING…

I’m more coherent and my husband explains to me that my DS evidently went into the freezer to get some waffles and in the cabinette to obtain the condiment that tastes so good with waffles….YES SYRUP.  Come to find out my husband told me last night that my son was eating frozen waffles and had SYRUP not CEREAL all over the family room. 

THE DETAILS…

My son was found sitting at the computer desk in is tank top t-shirt (better known as a “wife beater” in urban areas) and his pullups with a frozen waffle in one hand and an uncapped syrup bottle in the other hand.  Eating the waffle then drinking the syrup.  My husband said he was heated when he saw syrup on the carpet and couch.  My son was extremely sticky and had to be washed and hubby cleaned the carpet and couch with carpet cleaner.

I TOLD YOU SO

If you guys only knew how bad I wanted to say, “I TOLD YOU SO.”  If any men are reading this post sometimes it pays to listen to wifey to avoid unnecessary situations.

WELL I HAD A GREAT LAUGH AND THIS ONE IS GOING IN THE BOOKS:)

MY BABIES….NEVER, EVER A DULL MOMENT

STAY BLESS!

10 Commandments for Spouses May 22, 2008

Ten commandments for wives

1. Expect not thy husband to give thee as many luxuries as thy father hath given thee after many years of hard labor. (Phil 4:11; Amos 4:1)
2. Thou shalt work hard to build thy house with the husband that you have, not fantasizing about “the one that could have been”. (Prov 14:1)
3. Thou shalt not nag…hit him with thine frying pan, it is kindlier. (Prov 27:15; 21:19)
4. Thou shalt coddle thy husband and be a warm wife. (1 Cor 7:3-5)
5. Remember that the frank approval of thy husband is more to thee than the side glances of many strangers. (Ezek 16:32; 2 Pet 2:14)
6. Thou shalt not yell at thy husband but will be a gentle and quiet spirit. (1 Pet 3:1-4)
7. Permit no one to assure thee that thou art having a hard time of it. (1 Pet 5:9)
8. Thou shall not fail to dress up for thy husband with an eye to please him, as thou didst before marriage. (Sos 4:9-11)
9. Thou shalt submit to thy husband from thy heart and allow him to be head of the household. (Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:6; Eph 5:33)
10. Thou shalt assure thy husband and others that he is the greatest man alive. (Phil 2:3; Sos 5:9-16)

  Ten commandments for husbands

1. Thou shalt not take thy wife for granted, but will honour and respect her as thy equal. (1 Pet 3:7)
2. Thy highest allegiance, except God, shall be to thy wife, not thy relatives or friends. (Gen 2:24)
3. Thou shalt frequently tell thy wife how important & valuable she is to thee. (Phil 2:3; Prov 31:10-11)
4. Thou shalt hold thy wife’s love by the same means that thou won it. (Sos 5:10-16)
5. Thou shalt actively establish family discipline with thy wife’s help. (Eph 6:4)
6. Remember to do all the little things for thy wife when you say you will. (Mt 5:37)
7. Keep thine eyes on thy own wife, not thy neighbors. (Prov 5:15-20; Job 31:1; Jer 5:8)
8. Thou shalt make every effort to see things from thy wife’s point of view. (Gen 21:12)
9. Thou shalt not fail to kiss thy wife every morning. (Sos 8:1)
10. Thou shalt not be stingy with thy wife when it comes to money. (Esther 5:3)