Sandrea

I'm a little embarrased to tell you my story, is about the horrible thing "I did" to my poor DH. Many years ago he worked at the Power Company and when they would throw out and discard old motors that no longer ran, he, being a mechanic, would take the motors apart and collect the platinum wire inside the motors, wind them around spools and save them. He had a lot of spools of platinum saved over the years. One day when I was a Den Leader Coach for the Cub Scouts, I was making crepe paper corsages for the mothers for the "Blue & Gold" Cub Scout Banquet. I needed wire to wrap around the crepe paper and stems and I made about 60 corsages. Some time later, DH commented "Honey have you seen my spools of platinum??" I said "What platinum?" He said well it looks like plain wire but it's platinum wire from old discarded motors. Oh boy!! "My face looked like the cat who swallowed the canary!!? He said "What did you do???" I said "w-e-l-l...remember those beautiful corsages I made for the Blue and Gold Banquet?" He said "YOU DIDN'T!!!!!" I guess he really must love me cause that was 20 some years ago and we are still married 53 years. About a year ago, he sold the platinum wire that was still left in his collection. It was bringing at that time, between $1,500 and $1,600 per ounce. I think he made something like $8,000 for the remaining wire, but I got a good talking to, about using almost half of the platium wire he once had in the collection. I was wishing I had never gotten into his wire box. (But the ladies at the Banquet, never knew they each had a corsage worth a couple hundred dollars that year and their corsage probably went in the trash after the Banquet).

CAS49OR

Oh, different than then the mechanics rags. Got some of them in the wash and huby hasd pink undies.

Anniedeb

DH of 38 years has the biggest heart you can imagine. When I was still working I traveled for work. We had decided to paint the house, and picked out a color. Started painting, but hated it, so I changed my mind, and bought a second color. I was on a trip, and when he picked me up he was so excited, and said he had a surprise for me. He had painted the house!! I looked at it and said "you did a great job!....but.... it's the wrong color!" Still living with it, but now that we've reached the 5 year mark, I'm bugging him for "new paint"!!

cr12cats

LOL, wouldn't it be easier to list what doesn't? ( in 30 years your way sure is a long long list.)

dee1245

All of these replies have had me in stitches. Thanks for the laughs...

sherryl1

I really don't believe in "sister" wifes,but,well I have been asking him to fix [or be responsible for] one meal a week.It's just too much for him to manage.I just figure after 35 years of me doing all the meals,maybe just 1 meal a week wouldn't be out of the question.Well it is just too much for him to do.So,sister wifes anyone?

Mary O

Too funny all,my hubby decided to paint my cement strawberry planter a bright red..Can't do that!!!!!! And have Bearisgrey kinda hubby too.

JoyjoyMarie

Loved your stories - we've only been together for 15 years now, but I can count on every spring he will mow over at least one bleeding heart from my undertree flower beds when he's "helping" rid up the yard. I try so hard to get out there early and really weed and define the "naturalistic" beds I've created, but I can't beat him and his machines!! Usually I feed them and talk nice to them and help them recover, but it is REALLY ANNOYING that he repeatedly does it! (Passive aggressive??) Small price to pay for all the other stuff he does just right - and he is a good cook too- so the blessings far outweigh the difficulties. (And yes - the endless chatter during a TV program--is that the male gene??)

DebbieJJ

My DH did the same thing because my sewing room was "messy" and it "looked like a tornado hit it". Well, I just looked at him and said that I thought his hobby room (stamps) needed a lot of cleaning too, and I'd like to have a go at it.....he hasn't touched my sewing again!

Cogito

Can't stop laughing!!