last week the hubby packed up a "care package" for the family.
In it was books he's enjoyed (for me to read in all that spare time I have--one begins with a dog lying on a lawn with a pitchfork sticking out of it),
some REAL maple syrup from Vermont (too bad I didn't know it was coming and we had a pancake dinner just a few nights before the box arrived), books for the kids, candy (a speed eating record was set by four awfully small people who must have flip-top heads to be able to consume so much so fast) and a stuffed bear for the princess.
Oh, and he also does dvds of him reading books that the kids can read along with. The last deployment he read Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit or something like that, but this time he's reading books geared more towards A2 (6 year old).
However,
on this new dvd included in our package, he was kind enough to record something he was able to do over in Iraq.
In a war zone.
It's his HELICOPTER ride he took to see the countryside.
Yeah.
Dear Hubby,
Your timing, as ever, was impeccable.
I'm avoiding the mental assessments that may get you an early
ticket out of there but could result in your premature death.
SO, your part of the deal is to avoid anything that may appear "fun".
Thank you.
Oh, and thank you for the giant tootsie roll.
Your timing, as ever, was impeccable.
I'm avoiding the mental assessments that may get you an early
ticket out of there but could result in your premature death.
SO, your part of the deal is to avoid anything that may appear "fun".
Thank you.
Oh, and thank you for the giant tootsie roll.
Didn't you know? Husbands are never good at timing. We're always doing things at the wrong time.
ReplyDelete"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?" Great read.
ReplyDeleteBad, bad timing, though...
Ack! Glad the peeps enjoyed the candy and sorry you got to cope with the sugar high while creeped out about the helicopter thing.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry it stressed you out but it does sound he was trying to do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteread the book- it's great :) I enjoyed it a lot despite it's very ... odd beginning!
ReplyDeletePraying for nightmare-free nights for you :)
Boys are dumb. Throw rocks at them.
ReplyDeleteYou are loved!!!!!
Wow! I'm just impressed with his creativity. Love it!
ReplyDeleteGIANT tootsie roll bigger than tiny helicopter ride. Lasts longer, too!
ReplyDeletethe curious incident of the dog in the nighttime really is a great read, though. get over the pitchfork and keep reading. seriously.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I could borrow that pitchfork and use it on the dog that trampled my raised bed.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. Kind of.
sounds like a lovely package, he didn't know what you were dreaming and he is alive.
ReplyDeleteI had another incredible day. Really you'll come clean my kitchen? Have you booked your flight? With or without Miss Ky? I just need to be prepared for anything you know.
things have been wild her lately again today.
Left you something on my post today; drop by and pick it up!
ReplyDeleteOh! I soooo know this! My husband too sent me a book for us to read together, since after work, he has all the time in the world while I'm rushing kids to soccer practice and Boy Scouts and getting to bed well after 11pm having rushed all day since 6am.
ReplyDeleteWhen he was in Afghanistan, he used to go to the markets and accompany the 2-star to the local cafe to "show" how safe it was and encourage others to come out of their homes. I was SO MAD thinking, "you are putting your life at risk everytime you do this and it's not even necessary!"
Our husbands don't even like us going out after dark to the mall worried about muggings, yet they can have a casual dinner in a war zone with suicide bombers running around! Crazy men!!!!
Good. Lord.
ReplyDeleteYour hubster is a good man.
ReplyDeleteBad timing perhaps, but he was thinking of you. Heart's in the right place, I think. Giant Tootsie rolls are good. :)
ReplyDeleteYour husband and mine must have read the same book!
ReplyDeleteOne of MY personal favorites is the phone call at the end of a particualrly harrowing day in the trenches of our home---that he shares his day spent fishing and playing golf as part of a seminar for Electrical Inspectors. SHEESH!