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unusual obsession

last night was a typical thursday night around here. okay, not really. it started with the dishwasher. most of you know i like dishwashers, but the one we have doesn't dispense soap. i guess that makes it kinda worthless. i've complained, yes i admit it, that if i can't use it i'd rather put a cabinet in. hubby said that would cost more than a new dishwasher. but we have never bought one because of choosing to spend our money elsewhere. frankly, i can always wash dishes. well, my parents are gutting their kitchen and offered us theirs!! woo hoo!!! so everyone said this was simple. hmmm..nothing is ever simple inside our back door. the dishwasher was attached to our countertop. but good thing - we had a new counter top put in last week. that girl should slide right out!! nope....they built the floor up over the bottom. so it still sits in it's spot and my working one sits in our barn. oh well...fix dinner and move on!

dinner fixed, homework done, now on to pumpkin carving. rather uneventful and pleasant. now on to bedtime....ah...peace and actually after a long discussion with princess about expectations and priviledgesm a rather quick process last night. then it was couch time!! my favorite part of the day....it is thursday which means we are kinda tv junkies. first survivor and then the office...

then it was work time again. this is when i put away the clean, dry dishes and pack lunches for the next day. hubby was flipping through the channels - most likely looking for the news when i hear this:

hubby: "honey, your boyfriend is on tv?"

me: "what"

hubby: "isn't this daughtry?"

me: quickly walking into the room "why yes, it is! wow!"

so for the next hour i sat and watched my obsession perform in a live concert. well, obviously it was recorded live and i'm watching the recording....but it was an hour long event! he sang all the great songs and a few new ones i loved. he was still just as good as ever. still totally in love with his wife - yes, i can tell those things from watching him sing. and it was fun. while i watched, hubby slept with remote in hand! when it was over, i gave him a kiss and told him it was time for bed!!

it is a rare thing for me to stay up late. usually hubby gets involved in some history show on pbs and i sleep on the couch...but last night pbs was all mine and i have a renewed interest in that station - they played daughtry!!!!!

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Kevin Flick said…
hey...where is your big race at? that is awesome! i am so happy for you. who are you running the race with? have fun! the weather should be great for you too!
October 31, 2008 at 3:42 PM
the back door said…
i'm running with Julie Stauffer. we are doing the run baby baby run race here in the park. it will be fun - and we did it together which makes it even better:)
October 31, 2008 at 3:46 PM
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