So the other day I was out in the back working on the deck by myself. Carolyn had taken all the kids to soccer practice. Normally we all go as a family to soccer practice but we decided that this was the only day this week when I could work on the deck.
So the deck did not go very well. I was trying to nail in the bandboard at the end of the joists, but it was very difficult because I was simultaneously trying to hold up the board while also nailing it in. I had it propped up on a post while I tried to nail it in but still I wasn’t able to get it at a good angle and I kept bending the nails. After ruining quite a few, I got the thought to pre-drill the holes to make the nails go in easier. So I got out the drill and on the first hole – boom, I snapped the drill bit…
So as I as was getting kind of frustrated, I thought that Carolyn too was doing something (taking all the kids to soccer practice) that would have been easier had I been there. So I thought “Gee I’m glad that I’m married!”
Which is not to say that this is the only benefit of marriage or that being married is all grins and giggles, but it just kind of seemed like a perfect metaphor at the time.
2 responses to “Glad to be married”
Ahhh. How sweet. 🙂
I would just like to point out that I noticed your blogs o’ interest has not been updated for my new blog name. Then again…weren’t we going to switch over to a cooler blog?? 🙂