McComb Family

Bret and I apparently have different views on what the word "work" means. In fact, I'd even go a step further and say men and women might have varying ideas about the concept.

Here's how it came about.......I had a CRAZY busy weekend trying to get all my school stuff done. Report cards had to be sent home, and I still had a ton of work to do. I spent hours both days at my classroom and when I was back at home the working continued. However, laundry still needed to be done, dishes needed to be washed, meals needed to be made, etc. etc. Could Bret do all those things while I tried to finish up my school work?? No....he needed to go outside and "work". And by "work" he meant burn.

I went outside to find him and his buddies sitting around a fire with beers in hand. Now that's hard work!! And because they are guys, once the brush supply started dwindling they decided to challenge Bret to take down another tree and fall it directly on the fire. Well, of course, he can't turn down a dare. So we end up with a tree across our driveway and hours of more burning to do, oh wait....I mean "work" for the guys accomplish.

Here are the boys showing off their tools -- a Hello Kitty chain saw and a small gun (he he - love ya guys!!).

I don't even care if you're climbing on a burning pile of sticks, that is fun not work!!

So the next day, here is the remaining evidence of all their hard "work".

I think next weekend we'll switch jobs, and he can take care of the house while I wander around outside feeding fish, staying warm around a fire, and drinking large amounts of alcohol. What do you think girls -- bring on the bottles of wine, ditch the household chores to the men, and come on over and help me "work"!! : )

Posted in: on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at at 5:05 PM