As much as I love my husband, from time to time I have to threaten him with calling our tractor guy on speed dial to ask him to dig a huge hole I can throw my husband in.
Today is a prime example. I’ve told you that we are snowed in. The schools are open, though there is limited bus service. Our long steep driveway on the north side of our property still looks like a ski slope.
All of a sudden this morning my husband put on his jacket and announced he was taking a walk. He refused to wear a hat, though it was on the shelf right above his jacket. He had on tennis shoes and we still have about 8 inches of snow on the ground. Out he went.
I went to check on him 5 minutes later and the truck was gone out of the garage! He had driven down to get the cable that was delivered to the bottom of the driveway yesterday.
I was gathering trash, telling him that we should leave it in the garage to put down for pickup next week. He refused that, too, saying we should go ahead and drive it down. He wouldn’t wait for me to get boots and a hat. I had regular shoes on, too. He was out in the garage.
We made it almost down to the road. He stopped for me to get out and drag the trash can down to the road. I inched my way down, the snow falling into my shoes immediately. I almost went down a couple of times, but finally turned the can on its side so I could inch it down using my grip on the can for balance. I made it to the road, we filled it up, got our mail and drove carefully down the street to turn around. We made it back up the driveway, but it was really scary a couple of times.
When we had both calmed down a bit, he admitted that he shouldn’t have driven down the driveway today. Once a hard-headed Marine, always one, no matter what the cost… GRRRRR!
I’m seriously considering having the hole in the back dug…
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OMG!!! When I first started reading I was like, Nooooo
Well, at least that’s done and you’re both still in one piece! Ugh
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If you look up the word, “stubborn” in the dictionary, you’ll find his picture there….
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Hahaha!
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Did you see his picture? :0)
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But of course! Wink!
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:0) hahahahahaha
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Oh, My Goodness! I did not realize it, but I was holding my breath while I read that! That was something very scary, I am sure. Glad you both made it back home safely.
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Me, too! the jury is still out on whether I’ll get the hole dug for my husband or not….
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😱How scary!! That sounded so dangerous! I recently slipped on a wet sidewalk while wearing old shoes that had virtually no tread on the bottom. I landed flat on the sidewalk on my right hip! 😬 Per the XRays I had the next day, no fractures or dislocations were seen. But I using my husband’s cane for the next two to three weeks! It’s just been recently that I feel like I’m back to normal. But I’m wearing new Skechers tennis shoes with extremely good tread pretty much everywhere I go now!
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Wow. I’m so glad you didn’t break anything! Using a cane and getting good shoes is a really good idea. Now if “I” could get my husband to LISTEN to me….
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Why you can throw your husband in. Very interesting you sharing you & your husband doing. He stopped for you to get out and drag the trash can down to the road. You inched your way down, the snow falling into your shoes immediately. You almost went down a couple of times. Nice written you,Linda.
Tack care ,Linda.
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Thanks, Raj. It was a scary trip yesterday. Hopefully, the snow will melt soon.
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