[CH] Loving DW that's not a Chile-Head
The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 01:22:13 -0400
Just a "happening" I thought I'd share.
Came home from work & wife reminded me as she headed out for a meeting that
I'd promised to supply her with Habanero Tabasco for a craft fair she rented
a table for this weekend. A motto I live by is a "Frank & Ernie" I saw years
ago..... "Because of procrastination, I can't be good at anything else."
......So I clipped, cut sautéed, puréed, cooked, jarred, processed until
eyes & nose were running more fluids than a stuck open fire hydrant & my
youngest woke up & came downstairs complaining he couldn't breathe.
Opened a window & him & I settled in for the evening. Wife came home &
threw every window in the house open before waking me up with a towel
wrapped around her mouth & nose saying "What the %$<{ did you do?" With my
best half asleep nonchalant voice I replied "Wwwwhhhhaaatttt?"
After she was able to breathe without a respirator she asked me what was
I going to do about the frost tonight. Damn! I knew there was something I
was procrastinatin' ! She then proceeded to help me lug in *all* the plants
I had in pails & pots & distribute them through the kitchen, pantry & living
room (60+ I might add). Needless to say she muttered something about her
"looney" hubby every time I was in earshot, & she thought this was one of
those "Chile-Head's List" things I should write to you about.
Well do I hear a round of applause for a special non C-H wife?
Paul
PS Before you nominate her for sainthood, *I* have to clean up the mess.