Saturday, August 18, 2012

If You're the Slightest Bit Envious...

that we're building a new home - think again.  While it's "mostly" gone pretty smooth, let me tell you what REALLY happens when a couple builds a house.  Especially a couple that has been married for 25 years and has known each other/dated for 38 years.  I'm sure if we were newlyweds, we'd be all "giddy" and excited about every detail that the other thought was a wonderful idea.  Unfortunately, we're at the stage of our lives where we both have our own ideas, and even though I'm right, he continues to insist his ideas are better.

The laundry room.  What man REALLY gives a rip about that?  Mine does.  Someone gave him their old kitchen sink and he wants to use it.  Doesn't matter that it's not deep enough to wash off dirty boots or kids - it was free - and he also wants to put it in the counter top where I plan to fold clothes.  Doesn't matter that it will only leave 2 ft. of useable space for it's intended use.  It was free.  Guess what.  There will be no sink on my folding table.

The master bath.  I tried to secretly have the electrician put in an outlet for a flat screen (that we already own) so that I can sit in my jetted tub and watch tv.  I thought he wouldn't notice it was there until I had the tv all hooked up but 'ol stink eye noticed the outlet the day it was put in.  He insists there will be no tv in the bathroom.  I loved my jetted tub in our old house and used it almost every night, especially in the winter.  Can't tell you how many times I thought to myself, "the only way this could be better is if I had a tv in here."  Guess what. There will be a tv in the bathroom. 

Just a few examples, but I guess you get the picture.

Once he figures out that his ideas suck, and mine are genius, things will be fine.  Juuuuuuust fine.



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7 comments:

  1. KevAugust 19, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    If you don't write a book someday, you are doing a great dis-service to the world!!! LMOA

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  2. DeeAugust 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    What possible reason could there be not to have an outlet for tv in the bathroom. ! Its just an outlet. The cost of the tv is another thing, and its not anywhere near the tub where it could fall into the tub. (he secretly hopes).

    MEN !

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  3. JodiAugust 19, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    The funny part is that we both (he and I) know he'll be laying in that tub watching tv as much as I will.

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  4. kateAugust 19, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    Hahahahaaa!

    I think Ival just likes to THINK he has a say in anything that goes on in your lives, but we all know that you win. Period. And you should. You're totally right about both these things.

    I love you two. There really is no one else in the world who would put up with either one of you.

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  5. jaciAugust 19, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    HAHA! My mom always said the true test of a good marriage was a remodel. They remodeled every house they lived in. I never heard the fights, but I bet they were whoppers because she said so. And their marriage survived.

    I think she always won, too.

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  6. AnonyvoxAugust 20, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Oho, I have to tell you that you guys are my cautionary tale to Mr. Vox. He told me about your call yesterday while I was out antiquing and how worried he was that I would come home with a big piece of furniture because I took the truck. I said, "Buddy, you have no idea what you could be in for if you were married to, oh, let's say JODI! At least I don't drag home a wagon and tell you that we're making a kitchen island out of it."

    And I won that little discussion.

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  7. JodiAugust 20, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    and Casey, we're still trying to figure out how to make that sucker work!

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