Winchester Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' post='1931794' date='Jul 25 2009, 04:24 PM']The only thing that REALLY bugs me is that he leaves electronics and computer parts out all over the house. It's hard to vaccum when there's little wires, drill bits, nuts and bolts on the floor.[/quote] Why'd you marry a computer geek, then? If my wife had been bothered by stunning good looks, clever conversation and ceramic platypus figurines, she would have been unwise to marry me.
Ash Wednesday Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 Hey, I didn't think that nuts and bolts would actually manage to migrate around the house. I have no idea how they go from his desk or servers downstairs to places like the bathroom, or the middle of the living room floor. I am convinced they have tiny legs and feet.
Angel*Star Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Sometimes when I am most aggravatted, I remember the "other" things he does like lay wood floors, paint, goes to work every day so we can eat, etc. However, it does get hard because the wood floors stay there, clean laundry keeps coming back. And he wants to eat when he gets home everyday (preferably to something different than the night before). So, it is a struggle and I have no real answer. (Scans room) "Hey kids, let's go to the zoo!" When we have company DH really helps! We do have company fairly often. And, if we put the time aside for the "larger jobs" sometimes they get accomplished. He feels so good about that he keeps on goings -- for a while anyway. There was a time DH had no time for anything. Turns out he was having an awful time at work. Found a new job. Now has time (actually the incentive and energy) to work on the house again. Houses are always "in progress". Stay focused on his good points. I know that is hard, but we must try. Hey, we can try to remember why we married him in the first place. I know we did not have kids, but I was different then, too. I think they really don't understand clean houses and housework like we do. Gives us a chance at practicing patience and virtues. (growl!) Just like they do when we are less than reasonable because we have been blessed with hormones.
MIKolbe Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 what's this topic about? I can't hear any of youse.
Azriel Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 On the eve of my (and the DH, of course) 15th anniversary, I can empathically say ... Beating your head against a brick wall yields better results. My hubby, Bless him, has decided that his job is cleaning the kitchen. Which means, doing the dishes ... which means, he puts them in the dishwasher. This is a triumph in many ways. It also means that the sink doesn't get scrubbed, the floor doesn't get mopped, and the stove, may or may not be cleaned. Because to him, cleaning the kitchen = doing the dishes. But, at least I have more time to pick socks up off the floor.
Lil Red Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 +J.M.J.+ i wish i had a dishwasher. oh wait, i do have one. it's me.
LSW Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Old_Joe' post='1932645' date='Jul 26 2009, 05:05 PM']There's no special ear drums. They just get calloused from all the nagging.[/quote] Good one!
StColette Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1933096' date='Jul 27 2009, 12:47 PM']+J.M.J.+ i wish i had a dishwasher. oh wait, i do have one. it's me. [/quote] Micah makes fun of me for not knowing how to load and work the dishwasher. I never grew up in a house with a dishwasher so I never needed to learn how to load and work a dishwasher. ----- I think it's a two way street with the ear drums thing. I have a bad habit of leaving glasses on my bedside table and sometimes a small bowl or plate lol Micah picks after all the time with regard to those things. It's a bad habit and one I'm still working on trying to break. I think the biggest pet peeve I have with Micah is the dirty clothes beside the bed issue lol. We usually have a basket or two in our bedroom for dirty clothes, but his clothes never make it in them unless I pick them up and put them in there lol I can live with it. He does a ton around the house, especially since I'm pregnant. He changes pretty much every diaper, takes care of the bottle feedings (I take care of the baby food because dh isn't so great at it lol), cleans the kitchen (stove, fridge, dishes).
Deus te Amat Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='scardella' post='1933135' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:26 PM']I kill the insects for my wife.[/quote] We have a winner right here.
Lounge Daddy Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='heavenseeker' post='1932133' date='Jul 25 2009, 11:05 PM']oh food almost always works for me.[/quote] "The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach." My wife uses her lasagna to bend me to her will sometimes. hehe
Lounge Daddy Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='LSW' post='1933120' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:08 PM'] Good one![/quote] That was pretty funny!
VeniteAdoremus Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1933183' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:28 PM']"The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach." My wife uses her lasagna to bend me to her will sometimes. hehe[/quote] That's not men only, I hope - I fully intend to use my tiramisu to get the chapter of professed sisters to vote me into the noviciate next year
StColette Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1933183' date='Jul 27 2009, 02:28 PM']"The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach." My wife uses her lasagna to bend me to her will sometimes. hehe[/quote] ROFL I promise my mind isn't in the gutter but I read lasagna as lingerie ROFL
Lil Red Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1933207' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:20 PM']That's not men only, I hope - I fully intend to use my tiramisu to get the chapter of professed sisters to vote me into the noviciate next year [/quote] +J.M.J.+ tiramisu!
Sojourner Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1933096' date='Jul 27 2009, 12:47 PM']+J.M.J.+ i wish i had a dishwasher. oh wait, i do have one. it's me. [/quote] My mom used to say this to us. "We don't need to buy a dishwasher -- I have five of them!"
CatherineM Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 For mine, it's not lasagna, it's biscuits and gravy. The only problem is after he eats them, he's willing to do whatever I want done, he's just not physically up to it until after a nap.
Brother Adam Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 I hate dishwashers. It is easier, cheaper, and faster to wash them yourself.
Sojourner Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 [quote name='Brother Adam' post='1933308' date='Jul 27 2009, 06:33 PM']I hate dishwashers. It is easier, cheaper, and faster to wash them yourself.[/quote] I think it is a wash. Dishwashers use [url="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/built-in-dishwasher-vs-hand-washing-which-greener.php"]less soap and probably less water[/url], but I almost always rinse my dishes and wipe off the worst stuff before loading the dishwasher so the water savings is probably negligible. The place it DOES win for sure is in the cleanliness category. The dishwashers I have used use hotter water to wash, which is actually more sanitary. And most of them heat the water themselves getting it hotter than the water heater, increasing the sanitation factor.
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