I would like to start by confessing that what started out as a weekly blog has become somewhat sporadic. It probably will continue to be somewhat random in its regularity in the coming weeks with another big show starting up at the Opera House (****“Chicago” opens July 29th and runs through August 8th! Call 507-368-4620 for reservations!****). For those of you who actually read this stuff…thanks for your patience.
After several weeks of the last Opera House show and some major photography projects, Kathy and I have been trying to catch up on “our shows” that have been collecting on videotape over the past couple of months. We have five or six hour-long shows we can’t live without each week, as well as another five or six half-hour sitcoms.
As of late last week, we had a backlog of about 32 hours of TV shows awaiting us on VHS tapes. Imagine the surprise (not to mention unbridled admiration) that I felt towards my antsy wife when we slogged through nearly half of that over the weekend. When you consider we also got the lawn mowed, the house cleaned, the groceries bought, a grad party attended and went to the RTR spring play, the accomplishment is that much more remarkable.
It was almost like a bachelor weekend, except the dishes had to be washed regularly.
A couple of times during the weekend I had to talk myself down from a hyper-euphoric state, briefly imagining that after 18-½ years of marriage, she might finally be turning into me. I took the more sensible route—not allowing myself to get prematurely exhilarated and set myself up for an impending letdown. I was encouraged, however, and will be monitoring her behaviors closely.
That being said, here are my Top Ten Signs To Watch For That Could Be A Hint Kathy Might Finally Be Turning Into Me…
10. Hearing the comment “yeah, Mark, I’ve been thinking we should put off replacing the carpet and get a bigger TV.”
9. If I were to notice butter pooling on her toast in the morning.
8. She’s wearing a t-shirt—“Vegetables Suck.”
7. I catch her dialing down the thermostat.
6. The cat starts spending more time with her.
5. If I were to notice butter pooling on the front of her shirt.
4. I walk in the house after work and she shouts, “ROAD TRIP! DVD SALE AT TARGET!”
3. She finally admits my theory is correct…you don’t need to vacuum until you can visibly notice chunks.
2. She starts to like Charlize Theron.
And the number one Sign To Watch For That Could Be A Hint Kathy Might Finally Be Turning Into Me…
1. She starts to laugh as hard at my own witty comments as I do…
What's a VHS tape?
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