Having a Man Around the House...

...makes "man-handling" a 50-lb of flour much easier.  ("Man-handling"...get it?...I crack myself up!)

Oh, I did it, but it wasn't as easy as watching YOU do it for me.  There you have it, 50 pounds of bread flour, ready to be made into "bread-type" goodness.    I didn't even spill that much...woot!

Now What?

Ninja realizes she needs to rethink her bird-catching strategy.

Reminds me of home...

Okay, when I saw this, I thought of the kids.  This is definitely something they would do.  At least before the were corrupted by their mother!

Having a Man Around the House...

...makes mowing lawns easier.

(Helping Daddy - June 26, 2002)

As the result of unforeseen circumstances, Valiant was unable to fulfill his mowing obligation for Miss Sue.  In the old days, you would have come home from work and headed over to make it happen.  In our new world, we're still sticking together, but we're rolling a bit differently.

 (July 26, 2010 - 8 years and 1 month later)

Yep, Buttercup begged and learned to operate the mower, so she got to collect the paycheck.

Having a Man Around the House Makes Some Things Easier

After 6 months, I not ashamed to say that I've discovered some things are just easier with a man around the house.  I've decided that I should not hold back these thoughts and, instead, I'll share them with you in a new occasional series:

Having a Man Around the House Makes Some Things Easier

Hopefully, these things will put a smile on your face.

So, today, the first one:

Having a man around the house makes removing, washing, and replacing a dust-ruffle on a king-sized bed much easier.  Oh, don't get me wrong:  I did it and Buttercup and Valiant helped, but it was definitely one of those things that is much easier when you're around.  (Yes, that is an old, old picture and no, I didn't rearrange our bedroom.)

Peeple Magazine

The new issue of Peeple magazine.
People have been "Tweeting" about it all day.

I personally got a " hoot " out of it.

Just Because...