I Have A Dream ...

i'm lucky that J is really handy. not handy in a "i'll help you unclog the toilet honey" handy but rather "i hate the color of that toilet and it's 5 inches too close to the door so i'll take this ugly toilet out and move the plumbing and install a new toilet" handy. however, he also insists on doing everything himself. one of those things is replacing the heating and cooling system of the house. so this weekend, he decided that he had to move the 800 lb boiler that was sitting in a corner of his shop. of course it's been sitting there for 3 months, and it's never bothered him before, and his buddies are available next weekend to help him. no, he had to do this weekend. so i helped him. now, J also has a bad hip. trying to lift an 800 lb boiler isn't going to do his hip any good. and i told him so. i think my exact words were, "with your bad hip, i don't think this is a good idea. i think you need to wait for M and P to give you a hand." his response was, "stand on this will you?" we've only been married for 6 months and i'm already tired of yelling at him to be heard. so i did as instructed.

J didn't mention his hip monday or today but he did call in sick and i figured that he just need a couple of mental health days. well his hip has been bothering him. duh. he went to see the doctor. he just called me a couple of minutes ago to ask, "why didn't you stop me from moving the boiler?"

in the news ... gotta love a guy who has a dream and just goes for it.
i guess things could be worse. i could be married to a guy who eats his way out of phone booths.