The Facial Hair

Sometimes good wives do mean things...........unintentionally.

A few weeks ago, I asked the hubby to shave his beard and mustache. It was beginning to feel scratchy when I kissed him and I didn't like the feeling of kissing a brillo pad. I knew he liked his facial hair, but he gladly shaved it without hesitation. As soon as the facial hair was completely gone, I regretted asking him to shave it off. Now he looked like one of his brothers and the thought of kissing that brother was worse than kissing a brillo pad.

I couldn't hold it in, so after a couple of days I told him I didn't like him clean shaven. Thank goodness his hair grows quickly. Now his beard and mustache are back to normal and I don't have to deal with the thought of kissing his brother.

The Mall

Today we went to the mall and ran all of our errands. This is the first time in over 2 years that I have been shopping and actually had an enjoyable time. Normally we would go out to do shopping/errands and after about 30-45 minutes the pain was unbearable, so I turned to a complete grouch and just wanted to go home.

Today we were out for almost 6 hours. We went to the mall, Payless, Target, Michael's, the book store, and the grocery store. All of that and still no pain. I was tired and exhausted but it felt great just to be out doing normal things again.

I decided while we were out that I was going to try my hand at making jewelry, so that is why we headed to Michael's. I don't like the flashy jewelry that you see in most stores, so why not make my own. We will see, since I have never been the craftsy type, it could be butt ugly. If not, mayble I have found a great past time.

Now off to take a nap.

TGIF

Another week done and I am really looking forward to this weekend. Even though I brought home lots of work that needs to be done, it is the first weekend that hubby and I are off together - and I actually feel like going somewhere.

I think we are actually going to go to the mall. The mall is normally the last place I can be found, but it actually sounds like fun this weekend.

Abbie almost made it a whole week without having an accident in the house. She made it all the way to this morning. I thought we had turned a corner. Better luck next week.

Cleaning House

Those who know me well, know that I am not a domestic type of person. I do not like to cook, clean or go shopping. I can do those things, but I prefer not to do them. You need a minor electrical or plumbing repair - no problem; if your fishing reel needs to be repaired - give me a call; you got a bug that needs to be removed from the house - I'm on it; but if your house needs to be cleaned - don't even think about calling me. Luckily, I married a man who does not mind doing the cooking, the cleaning, and he even does my clothes shopping.

Well, this evening when I was washing dishes (hubby cooks and I do the dishes), I decided to do something out of the norm and clean the toaster. I took the little tray out of the bottom and I even turned it upside down to get more of the crumbs out. Next thing I know, hubby is in the kitchen and has taken over cleaning the toaster. He pulls out some tools, takes the toaster apart, and is outside with the compressed air getting the remainder of the crumbs out of the toaster. Now, mind you the toaster was not that bad. There were no nasty smells coming from it when you turned it on and it still worked fine. But now, the toaster is like new.

I am very thankful that I have him here to do the cleaning (yes he even does the toilets). If not, I would only clean when I absolutely had to - and I certainly would not take things apart.

I am fortunate that I found someone who balances me out. I will handle the 50-60 hours in the office and he can run the household. That has worked perfectly for the last 20 years, so why change things now.

Hmmm, maybe I should consider renting him out to other women who don't like to do housework?!?!?!

I'm Ready for Winter

I can't believe this heat. The thermometer on my patio only read 96, but it felt much hotter than that. I have lived in Texas all my life, but I never seem to get used to the heat. In fact, I get less tolerant of it as I get older. I barely spent 10 minutes outside and I was ready to retreat to the comfort of my AC. The first official day of Summer isn't even here yet!

We have talked for years about moving out of Texas to a cooler climate, but honestly I don't see that happening. We are now talking about buying a home and I am trying to complete my master's degree; that will keep us here for several more years.

How come summer never felt this hot when we were kids? We used to run around bare foot in the sand and spend all day outside. We never once thought about going inside to the AC.

Since mother nature is not going to give me a break, I guess I better just suck it up and learn how to deal with the heat.

p.s. - Bitemeez has been repaired and Abbie has definitely been giving him a workout.

Where's Bitemeez??

Bitemeez is a toy that looks like a cow and is a padded glove. It allows Abbie to play a little rougher than normal without hurting us when she bites. It is one of her favorite toys. Recently Bitemeez has suffered from overuse and is beginning to lose stuffing. He has been put on "bed rest" while he is in the recovery phase. We need to either replace him or at least repair him until we can find a replacment.

It has been a couple of weeks since Bitmeez got hurt and Abbie has been diligently look for him. She pulls toys out of the toy box one by one looking for him. Thank goodness, she can't see where he is hidden in the laundry room!

Abbie and Peter

I have a new friend who likes to hang out in our yard - a little cottontail rabbit. I named him Peter. He likes our grass since ours is the only yard that seems to have any green grass right now. Thankfully he is really fast, because Abbie thinks he is just something for her to chase. Hopefully he won't go in to some of the other yards, their dogs a much bigger and I wouldn't want him to get hurt. He is so cute and looks so soft.

Abbie has been really good this week about getting back to her good habits. She has actually not had an accident in her cage all week. Thank goodness because I have been way too tired to clean out that cage.

I am looking forward to a nice quiet weekend. Maybe I can catch up on my posts and add some photos.