Stace and I were working on remodeling our upstairs bathroom a couple of days ago. I was covered head to toe in drywall compound dust and she was trying to steam off the remainder of the floral (vomit) print wallpaper that the lunatic previous owner put up in 1971.
Then Stace says: "Do you realize that we are doing a major remodeling of this bathroom, AND we just got a new roof, because hail destroyed the roof, the gutters, my tomato garden and all your landscaping, meanwhile I'm also about to start my own business, AND we're decorating my new office for that new business, plus I also start another fulltime job in Eagan in October, for which I have to get insurance reimbursement approval, AND I need insurance reimbursement approval for my business too, AND Emma (our beloved cat) passed away, AND we're getting married in a little over a week?"
My response was, "Yep." And that one moment in time revealed so much about how Stace and I look at life.
Stace sees life as a never ending series of tasks and challenges that she takes on happily.
I see lightweight drywall joint compound.
Then Stace says: "Do you realize that we are doing a major remodeling of this bathroom, AND we just got a new roof, because hail destroyed the roof, the gutters, my tomato garden and all your landscaping, meanwhile I'm also about to start my own business, AND we're decorating my new office for that new business, plus I also start another fulltime job in Eagan in October, for which I have to get insurance reimbursement approval, AND I need insurance reimbursement approval for my business too, AND Emma (our beloved cat) passed away, AND we're getting married in a little over a week?"
My response was, "Yep." And that one moment in time revealed so much about how Stace and I look at life.
Stace sees life as a never ending series of tasks and challenges that she takes on happily.
I see lightweight drywall joint compound.
posted by Kevin and Stace @ 7:33 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:07 PM,
Anonymous said…
Drywall, trees, tulips, and squirrels. If there is ever a threat to a marriage and communication in general, it has to be those loveable little rodents (this includes squirrels and chipmonks) who delight in feasting on bulbs and seed which have been lovingly planted and are nurtured with immense expectations. By the bye, I loved the Thai Temple in your backyard. Certainly St. Olaf will be coming by with a request to transplant it to their Wind Chime Tower! That WOULD be MAGNIFICENT. Oh yes, I need to note, Kevin, that I won several games of Sequence this weekend. We all talked about your attention to the eyes of your opponents when you play the game. Everyone chuckled! Fisherman
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