Double the Fun

While my husband was deployed, I set out to do some yardwork one day. I grabbed the weed eater, which was fairly new, and a good one. When I turned the weed eater on, it made a dull buzzing sound, but one that I recognized. That sound told me the spool needed to be replaced. Easy fix, right?

Wrong.

I've replaced spools before. It doesn't take much brainpower. Anyone can do it. Well, most of the time, anyone can do it. This one wouldn't budge, I couldn't get the old one off to replace it with a new one. I tried everything, but nothing worked. Apparently, the weed eater had deployed alongside my husband.

When I have a plan for the day, I stick to that plan and nothing is going to derail my plan. That day was reserved for yardwork and yardwork was going to be completed come hell or high water. I had given it my best shot and couldn't get the old spool off. I wasn't about call a friend or a neighbor and have them "rescue" me. I saved those calls for more important items, like this. Yeah, I know when to cash in my chips.

So, instead I did what any practical woman would do. I went to Lowe's and bought a brand new weed eater. In no time I had that baby cranked up and working magnificently. Yard was pristine and my to-do list was done. I hung the newest weed eater up in the garage right next to the new weed eater.

Not long after my husband returned, he walked into the garage one day and paused to look at the two weed eaters.

Andi, why are there two weed eaters?

Well, I was doing yardwork one day and the old, new weed eater ran out of wire and I couldn't get the cap off. I had to get the yardwork done, so I went and bought a new one. They're not very expensive, you know.

I could see he was trying to figure out how I had rationalized this purchase, as small as it was. I knew he was thinking, "couldn't you have asked someone to help?" "Couldn't you have postponed the yardwork until someone had a chance to get the cap off?" "Did you give it a good enough try?" There were probably a million other options running through his head.

I gave him my best, I love you and I'm so glad you're home smile.

You know what? I missed you so much and I want to do everything together now that you're back. Look, this is great! We can do yardwork together. We can weed eat together. Won't that be fun? In fact, it'll be double the fun.

I hope you didn't buy an additional mop, broom and toilet scrubber too. 

Well, I did buy an additional remote control.

Needless to say, my quick thinking didn't help matters much. Only one weed eater has been used since that day, and my husband still doesn't know how to scrub a toilet. But if I get tired of watching hockey, well, let's just say that the other remote control comes in handy. Anyone need a weed eater?

Comments

[semperfi wife]

Oh that's funny!! Sort of reminds me of when we moved down to Lejeune (2nd time) and he went out and bought one of those old fashioned mowers without a motor. Then he promply left for Cuba with no idea of a return date (like I was surprised by this...).
So I go out to use the new mower and throw my shoulder out of whack because the grass is soooooooo thick that the blades really couldn't get through it.

Off I went and bought a cheap motorized lawn mower. He was not happy when he got home until he tried to use the one he bought.....I believe it sold in the yard sale for $10 the next month.

That extra remote is a great idea....

[Kel]

LOL! i love it.. thanks i so needed laugh today.

[Ramie]

ROFLOL......the extra remote game is FUN! We have 2 for our satellite and its so much fun sometimes....especially the first week he was home after his last deployment (when I got the extra one). Took him a few days to figure out I had it hiding in my desk and would randomly change the channel!!

Speaking of yard work...I should do some.....nah....got blogs to read! (procrastinating today!)

[Amy]

LOL, The only thing difference between you and me is you went out and bought a new weedwacker, I just decided the lawn looked okay not edged. Maybe I will run to Lowes.... nah I think I will rest instead.

[Sandee]

HA! I couldn't get our gas weedeater started...because of the pull start. So I went out and bought an electric one. Then just trailed a million miles of electric cord around the yard when I weedwhacked. Husband still does not understand why I bought an electric... spw

[Joan D'Arc]

I used to have a fear of weedeaters... we just never got along and I played nice by letting DH do that job. This summer before he left I asked him to show me how to use the darn thing. He new my "history and fear" of it so he lovingly bought me a battery-powered weedeater. It's AWESOME!!! It's not heavy and you hold down one button w/ your thumb then pull the "trigger" and it comes to life. So far we've gotten along just fine.

[pauline]

Love it , my sin was much worse , I went out and bought a riding lawn mower as the one we had was way too big for me to handle , with "he who will be obeyed "away for nearly 3 years the grass wasn't going to wait , now that he is back my little mower is unemployed , same with the electric weed whacker , BUT I dont have to play with the grass anymore ,lol my cup is flowing over:}