We’re heading into the snowiest Valentine’s Day weekend ever. But in the meantime, wife still has to go to work. So I man up and get out there in below-freezing temps (Real Feel: minus 80°) and shovel the driveway. It turns out to be a very instructional experience. I come away with 3 valuable Pre-Valentine’s Day Notes to Self:
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Candy and cutely suggestive card for wife: 10 sexy-points
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Shoveling snow: 20 sexy-points
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Griping about it: minus 50 sexy-points
Keep shoveling, Mitch. ❄️
;>)
Vacuum all the floors in the house – without griping … it’s the only way.
Please, there has to be an alternative.
sorry, you’re down a lot of points, and Valentine’s Day is just three days away. Maybe just mopping the kitchen floor might work …
As a wife who has been in this situation with my husband, I say vacuum all the floors, mop the kitchen, and surprise her with dinner when she gets home from work. With a smile and No Complaining. 😀
Yes, Ma’am.
Good luck on zero. Having a good meal on the table when she gets home might help.
From which fast food place? Decisions, decisions…
The closest one to your house. It os snowing outside.
Have you tried groveling instead of shoveling?
Always. But you’re right, Jimmy, I should probably do both — copiously.
Agreed. Perhaps a reminder of what is said in Proverbs 31:10 might help you regain some footing…
Man I’m tempted to get on the “Dog Pile Mitch” thing. It’s entertaining (though secretly looking for the easiest quickest answer to get from the negative to positive column). Maybe buying her a better snow blower?
You mean a new husband?
Perhaps you should buy your wife her own snow shovel so you can spend more quality time together? Note: I am not a professional husband.
;>)
Meanwhile, in Southern California…
I must be up to 60 points by now for shoveling!
My husband is very anti-Valentines’s Day (yes, one of those!). But he offered to do the grocery shopping today and asked me to make a list. I added “chocolates” in there and he got some (non-Valentine packaged ones, of course). He gets all the points, even when he’s trying not to 🙂
I’m surprised no one has mentioned flowers–with a sweet, complimentary, appreciative, apologetic note. That should do it!
LOL. Hope for only a dusting, Mitch. Happy Valentine’s Day.
You too, Diana.
Have you tried the head-tilt-puppy-dog-eyes-sorry thing?
Yeah, even licked her profusely. Didn’t seem to help.
Ha ha! 😀
Decorate your dog house and pray for forgiveness.
;>)
Back when I was married, I bought a whole box of those children’s valentine’s cards. I put something different in each card and, on the envelope a different version of her name or nickname. Something to be said for novelty.
I never thought I’d have to shovel snow since I moved back to Texas from Colorado, but it looks like I might this weekend. They don’t even sell snow shovels in Texas! It’s been below freezing all week and the high this weekend is 4 degrees… I’m already complaining about it so I’m starting out with negative sexy points!
Wow. No snow shovels. Can you find any ice-melt? It’s slower, but gets the job done. I got snowed-in overnight at DFW Airport one time, and later in Oklahoma City. Both were completely unprepared for “real” winter weather (OKC didn’t even have salt, much less snowplows).
Flowers? 😄
Hahahaha!
Yes, the good deeds do get cancelled out if we complain about them! But no worries, fix her a nice dinner after she gets home from work and you’ll be just fine!