And It’s Not Even My Birthday
Stuff I don't hate, work June 12th, 2009
The effects of a grueling work week washed away in an instant following this exchange with my husband as I loaded the dishwasher tonight.
I called out to him in another room:
Are there any dishes out there?
No. Just you, Kathy.
He may need his eyes checked, but if he sees a dish then so be it. God bless that man.
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June 12th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
What a nice thing for your hubby to say. He gets a gold star today.
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June 12th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
He plants special flowers for you; still thinks you’re a dish and says so? Definite keeper!
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June 12th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Awh, how sweet.
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June 12th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
My husband insists I’m “gorgeous.” I think it’s because he sees who I really am not what I look like, but it still makes me warm and fuzzy. I don’t know if who I really am is gorgeous either, but I’m glad he thinks so.
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June 12th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
What a sweet man. Awwwwww.
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June 12th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
My boyfriend calls me beautiful in such a way people think it is my name. It makes me feel beautiful even on the days I can’t even be bothered with lipstick.
June 13th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Smart man. VERY smart man.
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June 13th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Very sweet, and quick thinking too!
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June 13th, 2009 at 6:12 am
How sweet! I’ve always liked the term “dish.” It sounds so charming and old-fashioned.
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June 13th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Way to go Dave!
Hey Dave, the Phoebe Home Floral center on Hamilton Street in Allentown has an everyday special of a dozen long stemmed Roses for $9.99! They have dozens of colors and variety! I use it to say “I Love you” to my wife Krista all the time.
I thought I would share that with all the guys out there, it is not expensive to do regular marriage maintenance, think of it like you would your oil change! LOL!
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June 13th, 2009 at 6:58 am
First he plants secret flowers, now this… I’m starting a Dave fan club. Who wants to join?
June 13th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Consider this my official bid for membership in the Dave Fan Club. I’ll admit: I actually had to think for a minute, why a dish? Because dishes are flat? OH! A “dish”! Good one, Dave. That’s even better than flowers.
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June 13th, 2009 at 9:14 am
He’s a keeper, for sure!
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June 13th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Now I feel bad that I didn’t put more effort into the ‘Dave’s one-armed cookbook’ I was thinking about putting together for him. I kept trying to re-engineer things and I’d get to ‘take it out of the…oh’. Heavy hot casserole dishes aren’t so good with just one hand.
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June 13th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I’m joining that club of Heathers! How sweet is that? I know that you know how lucky you are Kathy. Correction! Luck had nothing to do with it. Some things are just meant to be
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June 13th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Awwww, how cute. Anything my husband says to me these days, the kids think it is innuendo. They are so weird. So if I say “Wanna touch my oven mitt?” the kids are all screaming and groaning like it was really something else. Whatever. I love teens. And I love freaking them out.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:33 am
grannyann — He gets a gold star every day. I mean, it’s me we’re talking about here. No easy task.
Grace — Oh, yes, keeper indeed. I got incredibly lucky.
Regan — I thought so too. Put a big smile on my face.
Stephanie Barr — You have a special man there. If only everyone in the world could see each other that way. Just imagine.
Unfinished Rambler — And quick, too! I’d never heard him say that before in response to that oft-asked question. Took me by surprise.
Phunnieone — I love that! Makes me happy to read these kinds of comments. You can’t buy love like that.
Chris — He didn’t get this far being dumb, that’s for sure.
Elizabeth — Got that right. I don’t know anyone more quick-witted than my husband.
absepa — Me, too. It’s like a throwback to the 50s or something. Love it!
Chris Casey — You’re right. Getting married is easy. Staying married takes work. Nothing like flowers for no occasion to keep the sparks flying.
Heather — Dave appreciates the idea. Where does he go to pose for the T-shirt?
JD at I Do Things — Welcome to the club! Funny about the “dish” reference. It isn’t a word you hear used that way a lot, but wouldn’t it be nice if it was?
Daisy the Curly Cat — I’m a lucky, lucky girl!
Shieldmaiden1196 — You know, I hate to say it, but my goal of homecooking during his recuperation isn’t going very well. Can’t you just come over here, stay for three weeks and cook for us? It’d be the best money you ever made and it’d be the best we’ve ever eaten!
Babs Beetle — If I don’t get T-shirts, at the very least I should get club member buttons. Luck? Chance? Whatever it was, I’m very, very grateful.
Lin — Oh, that’s hilarious! It’s your right and duty to freak your kids out. Kudos!
June 13th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Keep this man! I’ve got one of those and they’re worth their weight in chocolate.
June 13th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
hi Kathy,
Dave is very, very smart.
You are lucky. He is lucky.
Great post. ~ Steve
June 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Oh, I have GOT to get me one of them!
June 13th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I hope you rewarded him handsomely for that compliment. It’s nice to hear a woman saying something nice about a male of the species for a change.
June 13th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
-You’ll have to let us know what he was sucking up to you for. Around here, a compliment comes just ahead of a wishlist!
June 13th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I expect Dave Fan Club buttons as the prize for your next What’s that? post
June 13th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
That’s so sweet!!!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
June 14th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Aww he sounds sweet and quick witted!!
June 14th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Yes, God bless him. Isn’t it wonderful to be married to a man that sees you so beautifully?
My hubby says I’m still the prettiest girl in the county. At 50, I really don’t think I qualify as a “girl” anymore…
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Oh that’s cute. He thinks you’re a dish. Hold on to that man.
June 14th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
If you were a dish, you’d be a saucer because you’re so saucy.
Me? I’d be turkey platter.
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June 14th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Amy Mullis — I intend to! You’re right. Find a good man, hang on for dear life.
Trade Show Guru Steve — Aw, thanks. I liked the post too, at the risk of sounding so gushy.
Barb WillThink4Wine — They’re hard to find. But when you see one, you’ll know it and hang on with all your might!
Lee — You may be right. It’s easy to trash talk men. Hear it all the time, at least from the media. You’d think there were no good guys out there. Just not true.
Zanypickle — Nope, didn’t come with strings attached (that I’m aware of)!
Babs Beetle — They’d be easy to make on Zazzle.com. Don’t be surprised!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids — It is and I’m still smiling about it.
alicia — Yes, a one-two punch!
Mizmell — It’s the sort of thing you can’t get for all the money in the world. I think if husbands realized how treasured those kinds of comments are, they’d say them more and it doesn’t cost them a cent.
Document Scanning Services — I plan to! We’ve been together over 20 years now. We’re doing something right!
John J Savo — Cute! Gobble gobble!
June 14th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
What a guy!
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June 14th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
You know, I’ve learned that when compliments flow, it usually means he bought a car or something. You better go check the garage.
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June 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Awwwwwww…..
(He must want something).
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June 14th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Awwwww. Hubby did good!
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June 15th, 2009 at 8:11 am
What a sweetheart! *sniff*
June 15th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Aw– what a good egg he is! He may have a bum shoulder right now, but he sure has a good heart!
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Kathy:
Now, now, we mustn’t be too humble. I’m sure you are a “dish” to everyone who meets you. But big kudos to your hubby for reminding you. I made it a rule years and years ago to remind my Queen of her loveliness every single day. So far, it’s working out great. Father’s day is coming up and she said I could buy anything I wanted! FRYS, here I come.
Happy trails.
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:36 am
So sweet! You are a lucky girl! The only way this exchange would take place in my house is because my near-deaf husband would think I asked, “Are there any bitches out there?”
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:37 am
1) Would Dave have answered the same way if you had asked, “Are there any dirty dishes out there?”
2) You’re sure he wasn’t referring to a “side” dish?
3) Flattery will get you everywhere, but it’s still Kathy that was loading the dishwasher.
4) Does your husband also use phrases like “23 skidoo”?
5) With all that aside, You go gurl.
June 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Awwwwww.
And that plastic bag thingy is STILL STUCK????
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June 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Wow, I’m sendin’ my own hugs to Dave, by way of you, of course! ;o)
June 15th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
That is really really sweet- of course I didn’t get it at first, but nonetheless.
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June 15th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
That is so sweet. Sadly, Phill and I often have the same conversation, except instead of him saying “Just you” I get “Yeah, there’s heaps. And I think there’s something growing in this mug.”
Sigh.
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June 15th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Musingwoman — Isn’t he?
Marsha — Nope, he already did that a couple months ago, so I don’t see a cause and effect at work here. Lucky me!
Maureen — If he did, I haven’t been asked yet. Of course, he can’t possibly want anything, as I’ve been Nurse Kathy for a week and a half since he had his shoulder surgery. Now I know why I didn’t go into nursing.
meleah rebeccah — Hubby did GREAT!
Lisa — I know. Pass me a tissue! I gotta dab my eyes.
Jenn Thorson — Bum is right. I think after his shoulder is healed, he’s going to be taking out the garbage for the rest of his natural born life.
Swubird — Oh, Swubird. I know you’d have a comment. I know that you treat the Queen, well… like a Queen every day of her life. You’re a good man. Make your list and make it long!
Ungirdled — Oh, that’s hilarious. I’m sorry, but it really is.
Geakz — I have no idea if he would, but my response wouldn’t be what you’d expect. I’d actually find that funny. And, YES, it was still Kathy loading the dishwasher, but I’m on nurse duty for a while since he recently had shoulder surgery. I’ll have to double check with the doctor to see when he really gives him the greenlight to help around the house. Don’t want him milking it, you know. “23 skidoo” God, that’s funny. And, no, he doesn’t. But he did ask me one time if I had any bread on me. It took me a beat before I knew he meant money.
Margaret — Hell, yes, the bag is still stuck. But she’s really withered and worn. I can’t see her anymore through the leaves on the tree. In the fall, I expect we’ll be having a funeral.
earthtoholly — He’ll take ‘em!
Michell Gartner — That’s OK, you weren’t the only one.
Katie — That’s OK. Have you been married long?
June 15th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Awww. What a gem!
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June 16th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Wait…isn’t that your picture up there? Unless that’s been photoshopped, you are a dish. Not flirtin’, just sayin’.
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
If we’d thought about it I actually could have come down and did that home chef thing; we could have made some lists, gone to the store, done a whirlwind of Saturday/Sunday cooking and filling little foil trays for the freezer, and been good to go.
If anything else breaks on the man and needs fixin’, I’m there.
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June 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Awww So sweet
June 20th, 2009 at 4:44 am
frogmama — Got that right sista!
Steve — I love you.
Shieldmaiden96 — That’s like a dream gift to me. I get down on myself for not knowing how to cook, but I think all I need is a good teacher. And practice, practice, practice.
Jessica — It was and he is!
July 5th, 2009 at 9:46 am
My wife has an ear infection at the moment and finds it very hard to hear. Even when I’m trying to say nice things to her, I have to raise my voice. And then she falls out with me for shouting! Is that just a woman thing?
July 20th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I’ll have to double check with the doctor to see when he really gives him the green light to help around the house.thank u for sharing.i am very happy to read this blog.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:57 am
Keep being a better man, be nice.