While I’m on a roll…
July 20th, 2008 by Jenni
I’ve been posting much more frequently as of late, don’t count on this roll continuing, it could definitely stop as abruptly as it started so don’t get used to it ;) I thought I would type out a few of my thoughts while Chris is on an errand to Wal-mart to purchase the VERY much needed toilet seat.
Ours broke this weekend. Okay, so that is not completely true. Ours broke several weeks ago (oops while I was reading this to my husband he corrected me) 8 months ago, and my brilliant husband, encouraged by his money conscious wife, duct taped the toilet seat. It actually did the trick and I think he felt pretty proud of himself. Only this past weekend, the other side broke. Out of absolute need he went to the pantry and retrieved the duct tape once again, but this time was not nearly as successful in masking our toilet seat to near perfection like the first attempt. He did offer to put a piece of wood underneath the seat to stabalize it better, but I relented and handed him $6 to go and purchase a new toilet seat. I think the whole family, and any guests that we might have in the near future, will benefit from the purchase.
Have you ever reluctantly sent your husband out the door with a list? Tonight I had a list of things I needed at Wal-Mart. Bandaides, cheap ones for my son who is desperately trying to stop sucking his thumb, I put one on his thumb every night, so I want the cheap ones. Rubber gloves, size large, pink or a feminine color if they have them, I wash dishes by hand and have found rubber gloves really save my hands from cracking. Anyway, I had a few other things to buy, am I crazy? It’s so hard for me to send him out the door with this list. I love my husband dearly, he’s amazing in so many ways but we are different. He is an opptomist, I tend to see the negative much easier. He is a spender, and I would rather wear holey jeans for two years than buy a new pair. And so consequently when I send him out the door with the list, the things that come back in his bag tend to look a little prettier than if I had brought them home ;) Well, he just got home and I’m anxious to see what he got!
Wow, I’m impressed! He was perfect, didn’t go over budget and he even found pink rubber gloves and they fit perfect, I like them even better than my other ones! So, now it’s my turn to return his wishes. He wants me to go to a bridal shower this week and my first thought has been (it’s an hour away), but what about the gas money?! So I will have fun shopping for a gift and will have a great time enjoying a night away with the ladies, while my very generous husband stays home to take care of our children. Thank you Lord for such a great husband!
Jenni,Jenni,Jenni!!
I wonder if my houseband thinks the same way!!……..Oh I hope ’she’ sticks to the list…… Jenni,I love how you love him.
Kelley
I KNOW my husband must. I’m the spender in our family, though I’m REALLY trying.
It helps when my husband notices that I have curbed my impulses and praises me. I get nearly the same thrill at going home and telling my husband all the things I almost bought and tore myself away from as I do at owning the object. I keep having to remind myself of this, though, because I stand in front of it and I just KNOW I need it…
pink gloves!!! I have never seen pink ones!!! *mentally walking down walmart aisles trying to think of where they are there* I should tell hubby that there are pink ones. :-)
Sara, from the box they don’t really look pink, I was slightly disappointed when I saw the box because they have yellow gloves on the outside of the box, then I noticed the little window in the front and you can see the pink gloves inside. :)