I guess it goes without saying that there are lots of differences between my husband and I. The obvious ones of course, but truly, I could not have married a more opposite human than myself. The silver lining in the cloud is that at least things in our home are NEVER dull.
My husband likes nothing better than to sit and watch the Weather Channel. That is just one difference between us. I would rather have all my eyelashes plucked out one by one while sitting in a bed a coals than watch the Weather Channel. For me, the information is easily obtained with a quick glance out the window in the morning. Cloudy, take an umbrella, sunny, pack the sunglasses, I am a simple girl, really, I am!
After all these years, and in the interest of keeping my sanity, I have learned to just accept his obsession with all things weather, I walk out of the room...it is a compromise and stops the urge to scream that gathers in my throat every time the theme music for "your local weather on the 8's" comes on and he risks life and limb to run to watch it.
I have a point....hang on...
This afternoon, I picked up my child from kindergarten and after she had changed clothes and was drifting toward the couch for a moment of rest and a quick snack, a time when she normally asks me to put in a favorite movie or switch the channel to a favorite tv show, she asked me this...
"Mama, can you put it on the Weather Channel?"
AGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
I am sure you could hear my scream at your house.
I asked her "Why?" and she said, "So I can tell what the weather will be like tomorrow, just like Daddy!"
It is like I am living in a nightmare...but at least I know it will be hot and sunny and I won't need an umbrella until Thursday, when there is a 60% chance of an isolated thunderstorm!!
Living Happily in the Moment!
Bev
6 comments:
LOL a child after my own heart! I have to say Jimmy has had his share of tolerating my love of all things weather over the years. Hurricanes especially fascinate me. Just tell Danny to give me a call when he wants to discuss the jet stream!!!
Oh my goodness...you must be in Nirvana with Hurricane Bill on the way, Ms. Molly the Weather Girl!! :-)
Oh the number of times i have waited anxiously on the edge of my couch waiting for my "Local on the 8's". Or the disapointment when I realized I just missed it, and will now have to wait for the next go round.
Hey--they even have shows you can watch on there now other than the local weather. I watched a very interesting show on Hurricane Camille last week.
(are you rolling your eyes in discust???) : )
Yes I am rolling my eyes in disgust! You people are all sickos! I am surrounded by weather junkies!
Yes I am rolling my eyes in disgust! You people are all sickos! I am surrounded by weather junkies!
Further proof that you and I are twins from different mothers ;) I too am married to a man who could NOT be more different than I if he went out and TRIED to be. His issue isn't the Weather Channel, but believe me, there are issahs aplenty that make me want to pluck my eyelashes, etc. etc. :) LOL - this was a good one, too!
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