Jennifer McKenzie
Romance--Boy meets girl. Romantic Suspense--Boy meets girl with dead bodies.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Thirteen Reasons A Man Is Nice To Have Around
Some of you may know that the redneck works out of town. So at 4am Monday mornings, I hand him coffee and give him a kiss as he heads out the door to work in Fort Bragg about three hours away.
For five days I'm a mommy with a phone hubby. For the whole week, if there's anything "manly" to be done, I have to do it. Note the lack of lawn mowing in previous posts. So, in honor of my poor redneck, who works his badonkeydonk off to provide us with food and shelter, here's the things I miss about having a man around the house.
Thirteen Reasons A Man Is Nice To Have Around The House
1. The Garbage.
The one thing I really miss about having a man around is someone to empty the garbage. I hate taking out the garbage. I had a nineteen year old that I forced, I mean asked, to do it, but he's got a girlfriend now so he's emptying HER garbage. *sigh*
2. The Lightbulbs (falling tiles, broken door hinges, etc.)
I miss being able to play the helpless female and turn to the big, strong man and say "I just don't know what to do. Can't you wield your magic drill and fix it?" *batting eyelashes*. Somehow, my six year old doesn't buy this act. He's still has the delusion that I can fix anything.
3. Getting Dead Things Out of The Freezer
This one is for Dayna, since Writer Widow performs this service for her. If something died in MY freezer, I'd have to go digging myself. Ewwwwwww.
4. Save Money On Batteries
I'm not explaining this one. Use your imagination.
5. Those Three O'Clock In The Morning Noises
You know what I mean. Those creaks and thumps that don't SOUND like dogs, but might be some horrible person who will trap me and my kids and I'll have to defend them to my death and.......nevermind.
6. The Yard Work
I warned you this was coming. Mowing the lawn, chopping the wood, trimming the hedges, using the weedeater.....these are all "manly" activities. Not to mention that the redneck has absolutely refused to tell me where the chainsaw is. LOL. I can't imagine why he doesn't trust me.
7. The Barbecuing
This is another one of those "manly" activities that I don't want to do. And yet, I find myself preparing charcoal and scraping the grill. *sigh*. Good thing my family doesn't mind hockey puck burgers.
8. Killing Spiders
This one is for Toni Sue. Mine actually relies on me to kill the spiders. LOL. Rats? I think that's his job. But I was the one who dealt with THAT problem too.
9. Going To The Grocery Store ALONE
When the redneck is home, I can run to the store. When he works out of town, I have to "plan" those trips. I hate that. Especially when I run out of cigarettes. THAT bites.
10. Divided Attention
The kids are WAY focused on me when Daddy is out of town. I soothe their fears, fill their bellies and listen to their woes. When Daddy is there, there's TWO of us to take the onslaught.
11. The Lonely Factor
My best friend, Michelle, was a single mom with three kids and I do NOT know how she did it. It's so damn lonely. I, at least, have a weekend hubby who calls me every night. Everything fell on her shoulders--the bills, the homework, the calls from the school, everything. Yet, her kids are AWESOME. Of course, she's one of my heroes. It's VERY lonely.
12. The Lack Of Target Factor
I'm going to admit something that may get me kicked out of the estrogen brigade. Once a month, I like having someone to bitch at. Someone male. Preferably, a grown male. At that time, the redneck wears a large red bullseye on his back. He must take the blame! LOL. It just isn't the same over the phone. Not that I don't try, mind you.
13. The Company
It wasn't so bad when Michelle was here and I could bounce ideas off her and have grown up conversations. Now that Michelle has her cowboy and Justin found a woman, it's just me and my boys. There are some things you just can't discuss with a six year old. Again, the phone is just not the same.
Believe me, for those single moms out there, I bow to your awesomeness. For those Dad's who have to be gone a lot, I bow to your perseverance. It ain't easy.
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