Another Job To Do
Sat Aug 27, 2005 at 11:38 pm |
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Me and my big mouth. It never ceases to amaze me how such a little thing can cause such big trouble!
I had cut grass in the back yard this morning, took a break for lunch and then headed back out just long enough to finish bagging several big piles of grass clippings. When I finished, I came inside at the tail-end of a TV program that Carmi was watching called Trading Spaces.
The credits began to roll and she commented, "I'm always motivated to do something to our house after watching a show like that".
In my infinite wisdom and without so much as stopping to think, I countered with, "Ya know...I have actually been thinking about how we could rearrange our bedroom" and then proceeded to explain my vision with gusto.
A few seconds later she nods her head in approval and crys out, "Let's do it!!".
Just like that, I had another job to do.
We measured and moved and groaned and grunted. When the dust settled at the end of the day, we had a brand new bedroom. Our bodies ache pretty bad right now so it will be interesting to see if we can get out of bed tomorrow.
As an aside, here's a picture of Eliana before I interrupted her afternoon nap. Oh yeah...she really likes stuffed toys...
I had cut grass in the back yard this morning, took a break for lunch and then headed back out just long enough to finish bagging several big piles of grass clippings. When I finished, I came inside at the tail-end of a TV program that Carmi was watching called Trading Spaces.
The credits began to roll and she commented, "I'm always motivated to do something to our house after watching a show like that".
In my infinite wisdom and without so much as stopping to think, I countered with, "Ya know...I have actually been thinking about how we could rearrange our bedroom" and then proceeded to explain my vision with gusto.
A few seconds later she nods her head in approval and crys out, "Let's do it!!".
Just like that, I had another job to do.
We measured and moved and groaned and grunted. When the dust settled at the end of the day, we had a brand new bedroom. Our bodies ache pretty bad right now so it will be interesting to see if we can get out of bed tomorrow.
As an aside, here's a picture of Eliana before I interrupted her afternoon nap. Oh yeah...she really likes stuffed toys...
Comments
said Nancy-Coe Hall on Sep 28, 2005 at 4:44 pm
Doug, anytime you and Carmi tire of arranging your bedroom you’re welcome to tackle mine!!