Posted on 04/21/2006 7:40:22 AM PDT by BJClinton
Happy Friday everyone! The monster storms last night knocked out power and turned my alarm off. It also jacked with the clock on my coffee grinder/brewer. Not cool. Anywho, please, let the silliness begin!.
note to self:
Steve0113 - not real smart
Steelerfan - a tad smarter
Hmmmmm. What does that make a guy like me, who stands at the base of the tree with a long stick knocking the best apples at the top off and catching them as they fall?
The Good Wife's Guide
Housekeeping Monthly - May 13, 1955
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dust cloth over the tables.
Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.
Your goal: To try and make sure your home is a place of peace, order, and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
A good wife always knows her place.
Rebound guy. You wait until they're bruised a bit and go in for the kill.
Steve0113 - not real smart
Steelerfan - a tad smarter
I see you've got some new friends. Are you going to invite them to the cave?
Run swiftly...
Damn, you will have to just owe me, then, i guess. You can buy the beer next time I hit the Bennigans out on Bedford Euless road.
Use my credit card??? At this point, I am not even allowed to have my own checkbook anymore. Does anyone have that international symbol of marriage graphic they can post? That about sums things up.
You sound like a smart guy. The really really shiny apples don't like smart guys. That's OK, because they are way too tart and seem to rot really fast anyway.
"Leper" cauns? Ewww! LOL! :)
Hey! At least I didn't send them to my wife. That should count for some survival instinct.
Sad.
Sad sad sad sad sad.
The fajitas there don't suck too bad, but I'm a Northeasterener, what do I know. At least the beer is cold.
I see the beginings of a great song there.
Nice bikes!
LOL!!!
The "cave"? Why does that remind me of my original post about running while you still can?
I've lurked on the Silliness threads long enough to know danger when I see it around here. Who or what is in the cave? ;)
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