I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

LOL - trouble is he never changes his bad habits - the worst is dumping his dirty clothes on the floor in the bedroom when the laundry basket is close by in our ensuite. I swear I might just stop picking them up one day and then eventually he'll complain he has no clean clothes.

Thenewme ... you're cracking me up!!

What a shock for DH to find when he got home from work!

hugs,

Bren

Wow, you guys got some guts...I like that. I don't know what would happen to me if I dumped DH dirty skibbies inside a circle in the driveway. Oh my...he'd probably hang mine from the front (road) mailbox!

Sunflower asked me to post my website....am not here to brag..really.

www.virtualartgalleryofsheboygan.com

Happy Birthday to everyone having a birthday on the 23 or 24th . No knowing so many I don't want to leave anybody out. Well, it's 4 p.m. on Friday and you know what that is right? Yup, drinking time. Have a wonderful evening everyone. We are going out with a son and DL and their two boys. I am so lucky they want to spend time with us. Tomorrow, it's a gambling trip. Wish me LUCK!

Hugs, Artsee

Evie .. thanks for posting your website.  The painting of the iris' is my favorite.  Love the colors and shadows.  Have fun tonight with the family!

Well .. I procrastinated on my cleaning to the point where now I'm in a frenzy.  I'll be gone all day tomorrow and my mom arrives early Sunday.  ackkk.  Why do I do this????  The cleaning fumes from the bathroom nearly killed me.  Aha!  That's probably why I put it off for so long.

hugs,

Bren

WhiteRabbit - I like the idea of an upgrade

We've decided not to go out tonight - lamb was on special this week and I'll do a lamb roast (better than eating out and I'm over restaurant food), but I'm going to go and buy a strawberry gateau. Now DH said I've had the best present in the world for my bday aka the overseas trip. But, he got to go too and it's not his bday - so no present for him come February.

Sue

Hi, all.  otter here, lurking/not posting.  I'm winding down from an overly-eventful trip to the old homestead, to help with division of belongings.  I am now at my in-laws, and my heart rate and BP are decreasing but I am still feeling way too grouchy.  (Grouchy otter = bad)

Artsee, there is no plan or formula for this thread.  It just happens.  People here talk about anything, any time.  We do disagree occasionally (like about curly-fry bulbs and whether or not guinea pigs are edible), but we honor each other by being respectful. Sometimes that requires sitting on our hands so as to not let our busy fingers get ahead of our hearts and minds.  It's kind of like a homeroom for adults, or maybe like our own version of the bar, "Cheers"... where everybody knows your name.

We talk about food, because 1) we like to eat; 2) we like to share favorite recipes or weird food ideas; and 3) as a diversion when it appears that a particular topic might threaten world peace.  I can't begin to count the number of things I've learned about foods here.

I have no complaints at all about dh's attitude toward laundry.  He puts all his dirty clothes in a clothes hamper on his side of the walk-in closet.  He never complains about how, or when, I do laundry (laundry is my job in our relationship), unless he's running out of socks or underwear.  When that happens, he sort of whimpers and asks politely if I know where there might be more of his clean clothes.  He actually does his own whites, because our water has too much dissolved iron and whites eventually take on a cream/pale beige color.  I don't care, because my undies and bras are mostly that color anyway.  But he likes his T-shirts and handkerchiefs to be white; so he does them himself and throws in a capful of special stuff (Iron-Out?).  Can't argue with that, eh?

See, I am already calming down.  Plus, dh is scooping me a dish of chocolate ice cream even as I type this. 

otter

Hey my DH uses handkerchiefs, he also just asked me what that thing was on the floor(something that had fallen out of the hamper. All of his laundry ALWAYS goes in the hamper, but if he throw something out there is a 50/50 chance it will land on the floor.

Sunflowers, you could always raise crawfish in your flooded field.  Otters (river otters, anyway) really love crawfish.

I fell in love with artsee's water color (watercolor?) paintings the first time I saw them (in digital format of course -- I haven't seen them in-person).

thenewme:  yes, indeed, hubs uses handkerchiefs.  I've always thought actually using a handkerchief was gross.  Stuffing it back into one's pocket after using it was unimaginable.  But, he likes to have one in his pocket, even though he usually uses kleenex if there's a box within reach.  I am laughing as I type this, because I almost asked to borrow his handkerchief during dinner tonight.  We were out at a casual restaurant, and my nose started getting drippy.... but, of course, the slacks I was wearing had just been washed and had no kleenex in the pocket, and my purse was stowed in the back of the truck so my MIL and I could fit in the front seat next to dh.  (I don't want to talk about that.)  I just sniffled and snuffed and ate my meal quickly, so we could get back to the truck.

Gotta go.  dh has decided we need to head back to the campground for the night.  Fortunately, we have electricity and even a cell/internet signal at this one.  Night to all! (unless I have time to check back in an hour).

otter

Any news from Happy Libby?  Is she on vacation - and healing, I hope.  Maybe I missed her post?

Artsee -- I LOVE your peonies!  Those and tulips are my favourite flowers -- oh, and a well-scented rose too.  Love seeing SoCalLisa's photos on some other threads.  I'm a musician (which came easily to me) but put a pencil or crayon in my hand and my brain goes numb.  I envy such creativity.

DH uses handkerchiefs too. I launder them but I DO NOT iron them!  He's good with the laundry hamper and really good with fixing laundry appliances, so I'm happy to be the designated laundress!  But Athena, I think, too, how lovely it would be to be covered in fur instead of going clothes shopping and trying to find something that fits this new shape I'm in!

Happy Birthday to Scuttlers and Susie from a fellow Libran! 

I only buy clothing that laughs at the very idea of wrinkles.  My favorite is a beautiful black dress that's appropriate for work and an evening out.  You can ball up that sucker and stuff it in a coffee can and it'll still come out wrinkle-free. 

I bought it on sierratradingpost.com. I'll see if I can find it!