Friday, October 2, 2009

A Drawback of a Husband-Less House.

For the last several (okay, ten) days,
I have been driving around with a
fifty pound bag of dog food in the trunk of my car.

One of the drawbacks of having a husband
that works in a different state Monday through Friday?
No man-muscles to carry the heavy stuff into the house.

When Sully ran out of puppy kibble last night,
I even contemplated boiling him chicken and rice
for dinner. A meal that would take longer to prepare
than my own dinner of grilled cheese and salad.

I put on my big girl boots (also known as Uggs)
and trekked outside to lug Sully's dinner into the house.
After a good chuckle or two and watching me struggle with
an awkward fifty pound sack full of kibble,
a couple of lacrosse stick-toting, shaggy-haired high school boys
offered to help an ol' lady out.

Chivalry is not lost.

But I sure do miss my husband's muscles.

12 comments :

  1. Haha...i feel ya lady. Mine is MIA for a year :( Too bad we can't rent muscles!!!

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  2. How funny! I totally can see you lugging the bag of food. I would never be able to do it, Thundy would just have to eat people food!!! xxxoo

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  3. try adding three flights of stairs to the mix :) I feel your pain sister.


    PS I left you something on my blog :)

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  4. hahaha that's hilarious. i'm sure sullivan appreciated your efforts, though! :)

    xoxo

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  5. That's awesome those boys shared their muscles with you :)
    Hope your hubby comes home soon!! Have a great weekend!

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  6. glad to know that chivalry is not lost!! and glad sully got his food!

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  7. Sounds like something I would do! Too funny. Happy weekend, friend! xoxo

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  8. It makes us appreciate their handy muscles and height when they are home!!!

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  9. That's exactly why I need a husband. Don't have one yet, but need help. I live on the second floor -- and I seriously consider every item before buying it because I'll have to carry it up...

    I also need someone to take out my trash. Same issue only going down the stairs...

    :)

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  10. oh girl.. I can't tell you how often my dogs get chicken and rice, of course it's just because we're too lazy to go to the store when we realize they're out of food!!

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  11. Haha, I would've just gone out to my car, torn the bag open & scooped enough into the dog's bowl for dinner. Wow... that sounds lazy, doesn't it?

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  12. funny! the 40 lb dog food bag and the cases of diet sode always sit in my trunk until hubby ois home...there are a llot of steps up to my front door... I am totally with you ...

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