fun with Dick and Jane...
When we were kids we learned to read with Dick and Jane. I remember sentences like, "See Spot run. Run Spot run." They had a cat named Puff.
Anyhow, Wes and I are trying to get used to me being home when he's home, since I'm on summber break. Generally when there's work around here, I'm in one area and like the Ever Ready Bunny, I just keep going, and going, and going till way into the night, if possible, jumping from one project set aside for so many hours, to another project. He tends to be a person who likes to COMPLETE at least ONE thing each day. So, if it's mowing the lawn, that's what he does. Another day he will spray poison and another time he will use the weedeater. This summer I've asked him to work along with me on specific things like cleaning the garage. He can do the lifting and up and down the ladder, etc. and get everything into a vehicle to take out of there. That has worked, but there's still the sorting and filing and putting away that seems to be my job.
I was thinking of the stuff he does around here that I generally don't notice. The car went in for an oil change a month ago and ever since then I've noticed a small leak problem. He went under there and found something that wasn't tightened all the way. The gas is usually topped off in both cars. He's good about fending for himself during the day, loading the George Foreman for lunch or going out to grab something healthy for both of us. He tidies the bathrooms before people are coming by, (I do the big cleaning). He keeps everything stocked (toothpaste, extra brushes for the electric toothbrush, deoderant, bath soap, etc.) and always asks what I need from the store.
The other day we looked at cars. Whenever we drive we talk about cars we like. Lately he's into two-seaters and ME? I don't know what I like. I'm kinda curious about the Z-car and the other Nissan is the Murano. We talk about how the little Hummers are fake hummers, made by GM. The real Hummers are the larger ones, contracted out by GM to the original manufacturers who actually build the Hummers that the military uses. The Murano is built on the Porsche Cayenne chasis. Since many of the regular car makers are joining with the higher end companies, I think we should know who makes what. For instance, Cadillac Escalade and the Chevy Avalanche are built the same --big difference--Escalade looks way better (costs more too)!
So, we went car-looking after all the dealerships were closed and it was pretty fun! We noted, for instance, that though he likes the Mazda Miata, it would be a tight squeeze. We looked at Exterras and Kawika will not fit in that front seat. Maybe a Pathfinder, and definitely a Honda Element.
On July 4th we hooked up with the Lafontaines and went for a short ride on our motorcycles. 4 hours later we got home after a really nice time of riding, stopping to eat and talk, and walking around Port Hadlock on a slow day. It was an unexpected experience and a break from what we were planning--work at home!
Yesterday we went to Origami Sushi, a fairly new place here in downtown Silverdale. Every time we go, we both order something different and share so we know what's good and what's not. We think it will be a good place to take our halau friends the next time they come this way! When he was stationed in Okinawa they used to drink sake served from a huge glass container. He decided to try a brand from Japan and see if was way better. By the end of dinner he was red in the face, and I don't mean from the sun either. We were pricing chop saws and on our way to Costco. He made me drive.
My experience with sake is NIL (none) but I heard from the time I was little that it tastes good, and you don't know the affect on you until you try to stand up and walk away. I parked far away from the Costco store and we walked in the fresh air for awhile. He said he was feeling good. I've never seen him this way. I know he likes to have a beer every once in awhile, usually with his friends after a long hot day but I won't even sleep next to him--the smell is terrible! Kinda like when you eat a lot of garlic or kim chee and the stuff seems to come out of your pores on your skin!
Anyhow, I'm always glad when we have a good time, even though it's not a big splashy, over the edge, party time good time, it's nice when we just get along!!
Anyhow, Wes and I are trying to get used to me being home when he's home, since I'm on summber break. Generally when there's work around here, I'm in one area and like the Ever Ready Bunny, I just keep going, and going, and going till way into the night, if possible, jumping from one project set aside for so many hours, to another project. He tends to be a person who likes to COMPLETE at least ONE thing each day. So, if it's mowing the lawn, that's what he does. Another day he will spray poison and another time he will use the weedeater. This summer I've asked him to work along with me on specific things like cleaning the garage. He can do the lifting and up and down the ladder, etc. and get everything into a vehicle to take out of there. That has worked, but there's still the sorting and filing and putting away that seems to be my job.
I was thinking of the stuff he does around here that I generally don't notice. The car went in for an oil change a month ago and ever since then I've noticed a small leak problem. He went under there and found something that wasn't tightened all the way. The gas is usually topped off in both cars. He's good about fending for himself during the day, loading the George Foreman for lunch or going out to grab something healthy for both of us. He tidies the bathrooms before people are coming by, (I do the big cleaning). He keeps everything stocked (toothpaste, extra brushes for the electric toothbrush, deoderant, bath soap, etc.) and always asks what I need from the store.
The other day we looked at cars. Whenever we drive we talk about cars we like. Lately he's into two-seaters and ME? I don't know what I like. I'm kinda curious about the Z-car and the other Nissan is the Murano. We talk about how the little Hummers are fake hummers, made by GM. The real Hummers are the larger ones, contracted out by GM to the original manufacturers who actually build the Hummers that the military uses. The Murano is built on the Porsche Cayenne chasis. Since many of the regular car makers are joining with the higher end companies, I think we should know who makes what. For instance, Cadillac Escalade and the Chevy Avalanche are built the same --big difference--Escalade looks way better (costs more too)!
So, we went car-looking after all the dealerships were closed and it was pretty fun! We noted, for instance, that though he likes the Mazda Miata, it would be a tight squeeze. We looked at Exterras and Kawika will not fit in that front seat. Maybe a Pathfinder, and definitely a Honda Element.
On July 4th we hooked up with the Lafontaines and went for a short ride on our motorcycles. 4 hours later we got home after a really nice time of riding, stopping to eat and talk, and walking around Port Hadlock on a slow day. It was an unexpected experience and a break from what we were planning--work at home!
Yesterday we went to Origami Sushi, a fairly new place here in downtown Silverdale. Every time we go, we both order something different and share so we know what's good and what's not. We think it will be a good place to take our halau friends the next time they come this way! When he was stationed in Okinawa they used to drink sake served from a huge glass container. He decided to try a brand from Japan and see if was way better. By the end of dinner he was red in the face, and I don't mean from the sun either. We were pricing chop saws and on our way to Costco. He made me drive.
My experience with sake is NIL (none) but I heard from the time I was little that it tastes good, and you don't know the affect on you until you try to stand up and walk away. I parked far away from the Costco store and we walked in the fresh air for awhile. He said he was feeling good. I've never seen him this way. I know he likes to have a beer every once in awhile, usually with his friends after a long hot day but I won't even sleep next to him--the smell is terrible! Kinda like when you eat a lot of garlic or kim chee and the stuff seems to come out of your pores on your skin!
Anyhow, I'm always glad when we have a good time, even though it's not a big splashy, over the edge, party time good time, it's nice when we just get along!!
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