The weekend’s weather was sunny and chilly with a raging hormone warning that turned out to be spot on. By yesterday afternoon my choices seemed limited to a.) take a nap, or b.) commit a brutal and bloody murder. I opted for the nap.
Thanks to that mid-day sleep fest, at 12 a.m. I was wide awake so I sat next to Yes,Dear who was cowering in a corner of the sofa watching TV while casting frightened glances my way.
He was watching RV, a 2006 stinker starring Robin Williams. There’s a scene in this movie where Williams, who doesn’t want his wife or kids to know he’s working during their family vacation, has been up all night trying to find a cell phone signal in order to send an important presentation to his boss. Just as the sun comes up the message transmits and he heads into the camper to get some sleep. His wife awakens as he tries to slip into bed and says, “Oh, good, you’re up. Can you put the coffee on?”
“I’d love to,” he replies.
I’D LOVE TO. Isn’t that wonderful? So much better than the usually reluctant, occasionally hesitant, and frequently sarcastic Yes, Dear that earned my husband his pseudonym on this blog.
I suggested to Yes,Dear that, in the future, I would be ever so grateful if he would respond to all of my requests by saying, I’d love to.
He’s trying it on for size today.
I’m not sure how he feels about it, but I’m liking it. A lot.
2 comments
Dona says:
April 20, 2010 at 7:15 am (UTC -5)
Hah — I should try this. Mine also says “Yes,Dear”.
.-= Dona´s last blog ..Waiting for the phone to ring and more =-.
Jeff says:
April 20, 2010 at 10:21 am (UTC -5)
I think you’re lucky you got yes, dear… hahaha… a lot of my friends pretend to not hear their wives.
.-= Jeff´s last blog ..How to take a photo of you and your son, without the aid of another person =-.