So I wake up this morning and shuffle into the kitchen to feed the dog. I look up at our message board that is hanging over the dog bowl and this is what I find…
SERIOUSLY?????
Do I really need my husband writing a list of what we should be doing today? Am I not capable of keeping my house clean and tidy? Apparently not!
Poo? Really? I know the kids are responsible for cleaning up the backyard doggie treats but IT’S RAINING!!!!!!
Rooms? When have you ever known our kids to clean up their rooms? Okay, let’s live the dream for a moment… say they clean up their rooms this morning. Spotless. No clothes or toys on the floor. Let’s say they even sweep the floors and dust. BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME TONIGHT THEY WILL BE A HORRIFIC MESS AGAIN!!!!!!!
House? I’m assuming you are referring to ME when you mention our messy house. Yes, it’s messy. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL ALL WEEK!!!!! Need I say more?
Shirts? I’m seriously thinking of having them laundered. I HATE IRONING AS MUCH AS I HATE HUSBANDS LEAVING ME MESSAGES TELLING ME TO IRON!!!!!!!
Work together? Have you totally forgotten this is YOUR family? Your kids are great at yelling, fighting, whining, complaining… and messing up their rooms. Working together? YOU MUST BE REFERRING TO YOUR “OTHER” FAMILY.
WILL OUR HOUSE BE PUT BACK TOGETHER AND SPOTLESS BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME TONIGHT??????
probably.
I say you erase this and make a list for him to do when he gets home tonight.
~ChristineMarie_
Ohhhhhh, he's a dead man. So, how are you going to get him back? Other than not cleaning, of course.
If he were my husband? I would just change the locks. But I'm a bitter almost-divorced woman 🙂
Oh no. My husband might not be allowed back in the house if he left me such a message. He does like to try to boss me around. For example, in the mornings he is always telling me to go take my shower, as if I'm just lollygagging around. Uh, hello, I'm trying to get our lunches packed for the day, our toddler fed, cleaned up, dressed and ready for daycare. I'll take a shower when I get the opportunity. I hardly need him trying to order me around. But he does it anyways. I think the bossiness comes with the Y chromosome. I'm sure you are doing a fine job of running your household. And, don't worry about the poop. Maybe the rain will wash it away. 🙂
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Oh ladies, ladies, ladies… don't worry… there is a very easy way to get back at the man. The man will be a very "lonely" man the rest of the week… if you know what I mean. And yes, I do believe there will be a new list just for him when he gets home today. Although, changing the locks was an option.
The exclamation points get me. Definitely a "honey-do" list with exclamation points when he gets home is in order.
My hubby has never left the list but he will give me an oral list of stuff I'm apparently failing at. He is quick to apologize.
Ok, so after looking at the list several times, this is what I think you should do – Add a letter to certain words to make them not applicable. Here's my first try:
1) Add a "l" to the end of "poo" – so it reads "CLEAN UP POOL!" If you have no pool, it will no longer apply. If you do have a pool change the "l" to a "f".
2) Add a "G" to the front of rooms – so it reads "'CLEAN UP GROOMS!" Again, it should no longer apply.
You get the idea, that way he can't hold you to any of them. Also, I would act really, really confused when he gets home and say "do you need help with any of that stuff?" – then point at the chalkboard. LOL
It was just a Mission Statement!!
OMFG this is hilarious. Girl, withhold, withhold, withhold. He deserves it.
I love HulaBuns idea! I think sleeping on the couch is in order. Or better yet on the ironing board outside with the poo. 😉
You iron his shirts?? Don't let my husband see this.
Love it! I'm now waiting for part 2 "When husband got back". Men just don't get it sometimes.
Rest assured… payback is coming. I think I'll let the evening play out and you can check back in with me tomorrow to see what happened.
LOL i wish i had a hubby that was so motivating..although he could have been less do this do that! the daily life of a housewife. thanks for your encouraging comment on cosleeping today 🙂
Husbands…they think they are so funny. Payback is a bitch though, hope he realizes that!
There is a story about a man who comes home one day from work to the front door open and the kids running in and out halfway naked or still in their jammies, food strewn everywhere in the house, refrigerator door open and the dog eating out of it, piles and piles of laundry everywhere, beds unmade, just a huge mess, no dishes clean anywhere in the house, a hose running through the middle of the house and out the front door with water pooled everywhere–you get the idea. The man starts to get worried his wife is dead or something like that has happened. He asks one of the kids where their mother is and they tell her she is still in bed. He rushes upstairs to see what the problem is and she is laying in bed in her jammies reading a book, no shower, nothing. He say,"Is there something wrong? Are you sick?" She said, "No . You keep asking me what I do all day. Now you know."
I'm not smart. But I am wise. And that wisdom comes from years of experience intertwined with many painful lessons. I would never, EVER leave my wife a message like that. As in EVER!
Yeah, I'm smart like that.
I am speechless, but at the same time a little confused because what is he going to do? I mean the list has something for everyone right? including him… I am hoping.