tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post932443413149675377..comments2024-03-10T19:45:05.022-07:00Comments on Kim's Big Quilting Adventure: Stuff I Can't SayKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365964667029948020noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-58665657230437758462009-07-18T06:38:03.087-07:002009-07-18T06:38:03.087-07:00This year for Christmas my sweetie gave me a fishi...This year for Christmas my sweetie gave me a fishing rod, a coffee mug, and a new housecoat the same as the one he gave me the year before.<br />The very best thing about these gifts...the summer before I mentioned once that a friend of mines husband gave her a pink ugly stick fishing rod and I thought that was pretty cool....in the fall I mentioned to him that the word Sisu came up at work Its a Finnish word that translates as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. ...and I said that I thought it would be cool to have a mug at work with that word...when he gave me the first housecoat I said I wished I had one at his place just like it for after Sauna Time.<br />It is wonderful to be heard. We aren't married, but have been together for almost 4 years, coming from very rough divorces.<br />Sounds like you have a wonderful caring husband, what a blessing....maybe for Christmas he's telling you he needs some product to cleaning grease off the stove, a book on what the meaning of gifts of flower colours/types mean and a timer for baking cookies :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-22107241088852925492009-07-16T23:01:35.001-07:002009-07-16T23:01:35.001-07:00When my husband of 43 years asks me what I want or...When my husband of 43 years asks me what I want or where I want to go out to eat, I tell him. Then he tells me "that is not what you want." and we go where he thinks I want to go. So maybe you are like me and just don't know what color flowers you like??<br /><br />He sounds like a keeper just like mine.........as long as you know that when you get flowers, they REALLY aren't going to be what you want.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110330858194248667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-84081054381105968082009-07-16T17:55:51.530-07:002009-07-16T17:55:51.530-07:00Dear Anonymous (the last commenter above): I thin...Dear Anonymous (the last commenter above): I think you don't quite get the point of this post and the subsequent post--I DO appreciate my husband's thoughtfulness--he's a sweetie! What I'm talking about are my own shortcomings. Quite often "fault" (if you can call it that) doesn't lie with those around us but within ourselves, and we must examine our OWN behavior. I'm sorry your relationship didn't work out. Perhaps you should start your own blog so you, too, can talk about yourself and your feelings and work things through.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365964667029948020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-23651358832372948942009-07-16T15:06:51.286-07:002009-07-16T15:06:51.286-07:00Guess I'm one of those "Nasty Nancy's...Guess I'm one of those "Nasty Nancy's" as someone stated, but be glad you have a husband that is thoughtful enough to try and surprise and please you on special occasions. The last anniversary gift I got from my "ex" was a dinner a Red Lobster,(after I had to remind him he had totally forgotten our anniversary) and finding out for sure he had a girlfriend which wasn't me. Sorry, I don't usually post to blogs, but I can't let this one go. Be thankful you have a thoughtful husband. You could be alone, and if he does give you gifts that "don't quite make the mark" keep your thoughts to yourself. Don't make them public by posting them here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-3161254435969106782009-07-15T19:12:03.459-07:002009-07-15T19:12:03.459-07:00I think that at times my DH has been the worst gif...I think that at times my DH has been the worst gift giver, a set of white pearl earrings,necklace and ring, which I don't care for,our daughters asked why I didn't say aomething, I told them , he gave them with love and I received them with love. They must have said something to him,because the next mothers day he gave a complete set of the most beautiful black titian pearls, the colors are so fabolous. However two of our daughters and one daughter in law have worn those white pearls when they married, and I wear them as much as I were my black set. And my honey wouldn't know how to clean up after himself. So I look at all the gifts , jewerly, sergers,sewing machimes(Phaffs only) clothes, etc, they are given with love, thats all I care about. But I would like to swat him for the messes he leaves.Aunt Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305621533567172276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-49685822782366722322009-07-15T14:57:31.478-07:002009-07-15T14:57:31.478-07:00Dear Kim.
I have been married just 30 years this ...Dear Kim.<br /><br />I have been married just 30 years this past month. Mine like to buy me diamond jewelery that I don't wear. lol. and sexy nighties that I am too FAT for. lol. However, these past two years, I have been in college and he made dinner for me almost every night. AND brought it too me on a plate so I wouldn't have to interrupt my studying. Did he clean the kitchen? Don't know. DIdn't look, cause I didn't clean it either. lol. (I now have two years of deep cleaning to do in addition to absorbing my mother's estate into my home.) When I get cranky about the small stuff, I write it down in a long letter, save it on the computer with a password so he won't accidentally access it, print it out and burn it. Very cathartic.Carolyn aka Silkquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214675562986776104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-46486735095518278712009-07-15T09:11:16.449-07:002009-07-15T09:11:16.449-07:00I want to comment to Julia, give your sister the c...I want to comment to Julia, give your sister the china! That's not selling it.sweetbabies00https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285240176851448280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-33188656540200199202009-07-14T20:05:02.005-07:002009-07-14T20:05:02.005-07:00Wow! There are some nasty nancies out there, aren...Wow! There are some nasty nancies out there, aren't there? I say, Amen, sister. I totally understand what you're saying!MichelleBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518684189152417492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-3848206766501804772009-07-14T19:33:36.840-07:002009-07-14T19:33:36.840-07:00You just totally made my day. 4 men in the house -...You just totally made my day. 4 men in the house - grease ALL THE TIME!Alycia~Quiltygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283575876006453806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-25994165175418735472009-07-14T17:00:05.609-07:002009-07-14T17:00:05.609-07:00A clean kitchen inspires my daughter to cook. So ...A clean kitchen inspires my daughter to cook. So when I clean, it is almost guaranteed to get messy again right away. It is frustrating, but I do enjoy the fact that she does cook for me, and maybe if I cleaned more often, she would cook more often.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-51008740778218865442009-07-14T16:40:05.000-07:002009-07-14T16:40:05.000-07:00I got 80 bags of mulch for my 40th birthday this y...I got 80 bags of mulch for my 40th birthday this year...just sayin'.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140428680646289439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-91738078410884269892009-07-14T12:40:43.760-07:002009-07-14T12:40:43.760-07:00We have been married over 40 years now, but gifts ...We have been married over 40 years now, but gifts haven't always been my DH strong suit. I remember when I asked for a 35 gallon fish tank, and he came in with a 125 gallon coffin sized one. He just wanted to give me the "best" one. I would give him suggestions, and he would get something entirely different because he wanted to "surprise" me. The worst was about 8:30 at night on my birthday him saying let's go to the store and get you a present. On the other hand, when my daughter and I were discussing presents one time my daughter said what do you mean Mom, Christmas is all year long for you. I guess that he is a keeper.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282145706665260731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-31443787768948501962009-07-14T06:05:08.981-07:002009-07-14T06:05:08.981-07:00Your story reminds me of an Ann Landers column I r...Your story reminds me of an Ann Landers column I read years ago, about women dealing with their snoring husbands. Many "solutions" were offered up, but the best letter came from a woman who had recently lost her husband of many years, and wished she could still hear the snores she had previously complained about.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011732108335187128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-52086282784617547882009-07-14T03:14:14.784-07:002009-07-14T03:14:14.784-07:00I am hearing you loud and clear and a particular c...I am hearing you loud and clear and a particular christmas present springs to mind - a muffin maker!!! Great - cooks 4 at a time in 12 minutes, I can get a whole tray in the oven in 3 minutes!!! Years later when unused it went in the charity bin he admitted it wasn't the best present, he'd gone to get what I'd hinted at, they'd run out (it was christmas eve)so he settled for the first thing he could lay his hands on!!!!Chocolate Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758804274742132690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-15257814403825712282009-07-13T23:28:42.700-07:002009-07-13T23:28:42.700-07:00Holly Molly did you strike a nerve!
"I try n...Holly Molly did you strike a nerve!<br /><br />"I try not to take myself too seriously and often write tongue-in-cheek--if you think I might be joking, I probably am!" quote from your profile.<br /><br />I'll look for you in the funny pages toots!Shirley--Knot-y Embroidery Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994365376163617844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-6079160537869748842009-07-13T22:50:46.340-07:002009-07-13T22:50:46.340-07:001. at least you got roses.
2. it sounds like you ...1. at least you got roses.<br /><br />2. it sounds like you have a very thoughtful hubby.<br /><br />3. the way I "handle" things like this is... being grateful and NOT posting it publicly on a blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-67583715042751942009-07-13T21:30:55.046-07:002009-07-13T21:30:55.046-07:00It is just like when my husband took all the plate...It is just like when my husband took all the plates from different parts of the cupboard and put them all together on the very top shelf.<br />HE was trying to help, but the plates were placed where they were as I used them. AS it is, I can't use any of them because I can't get them down off that top shelf. There are 2 different sets of china that are mine and some adorable gingham checked plates that I love to use. I am afraid of heights and can't climb on the chair and I am afraid of any of the china from slipping thru my hands. That top shelf was only for the very awful antique china that was my grandmothers that I would never use. She made me promise not to sell it, ever. I wish she gave it to my sister! I am doomed to Mary Engelbriet dishes forever.......Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-42704578843878843002009-07-13T20:44:14.343-07:002009-07-13T20:44:14.343-07:00I am preserved on film on a Christmas morning comp...I am preserved on film on a Christmas morning complaining about a gift DH gave me. I had told him I just wanted some slippers for Christmas, any color except pink would be fine. Guess what word he remembered of that statement? Yep, PINK. So I am on video saying "You KNOW I hate pink" on a Christmas morning, LOL. I exchanged those icky pink slippers for some turqouise ones. He's not the best gift giver and knows it, but he's thumbs up in every other department and treats me special every day.AnnieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-64843221095594481782009-07-13T19:40:29.120-07:002009-07-13T19:40:29.120-07:00I'll trade you. Mine doesn't buy me flowe...I'll trade you. Mine doesn't buy me flowers, cook or bake cookies. He does nothing for me and very little for himself. Everything I do he criticizes. Count your blessings. The roses will be faded soon, clean the stove, and sneak the cookies out of the house a few at a time. Actually, they don'tlook burnt to me.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057777440057382304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-92144937324292406932009-07-13T18:09:48.297-07:002009-07-13T18:09:48.297-07:00I do know how you feel! But, it's all about l...I do know how you feel! But, it's all about love, my dear. I keep my mouth shut (well, most of the time!), eat the cookies, and clean up when he can't see. And I know he's done the same for me! And all the comments have been very interesting!Liz in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313745653387343456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-57118312132157223692009-07-13T15:16:48.675-07:002009-07-13T15:16:48.675-07:00Answer to 1st question + yes. Answer to 2nd quest...Answer to 1st question + yes. Answer to 2nd question = yes.<br />Answer to 3rd question = after much practice, I keep it stuffed inside so as to not have him quit doing these nice things.Mary on Lake Pulaskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965950454417494966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-10264014693309696412009-07-13T14:36:22.630-07:002009-07-13T14:36:22.630-07:00well now ... i am no longer married to the eXman -...well now ... i am no longer married to the eXman - so maybe i shouldn't weigh in ...... nah - i'm gonna anyway ... i don't think that it is wrong to expect someone who has known you for 29+ years to remember your favorite flower - and what color it is - or to realize that you don't leave grease spatters and smears in the kitchen and so he shouldn't either - or to put down the toilet seat because the last thing you need in the middle of the night is to land butt first in a pot of ice cold water ... we make far too many excuses and cut way too much slack for "man" things ... they CAN do better and they SHOULD do better ... HOWEVER - most of the people who have commented said they wait till their men are gone and then clean up behind them, but do not verbalize how they feel because they don't want hurt feelings - the bare minimum is better than nothing at all ... men are FIXERS - if you don't TELL him what you need then he cannot be expected to fix the little things that add up and up and up to boiling over ...... as for the cookies - you could try putting a bit of butter on the top of one and microwaving it for 10-15 seconds - it might soften it up and make it edible (and if that fails, take them to work with you - they'll probably be gone before morning break)diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292769087215827768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-23288543501798948902009-07-13T13:21:16.957-07:002009-07-13T13:21:16.957-07:00Kim,
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff".....Kim,<br />"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff"...and it's all small. <br />Also, since I'm married to his brother, I'm not going to comment on this one.Mumziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822150467110378465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-62006317080104375202009-07-13T13:02:35.866-07:002009-07-13T13:02:35.866-07:00Seems like a lot of anonymous answers! I don't...Seems like a lot of anonymous answers! I don't think men can see grease and such. They also can't see when they've left the house a mess. One year before Christmas I saw a commercial on TV for a "new fangled" mop. Guess what I got for Christmas? I got a mop and a bathrobe! Well, I have not let him forget how disappointed I was. He used to do my gift shopping on Christmas eve, but he has gotten better over the years and puts a little more thought into it now. He also made cookies once, that the dog would not eat, so he doesn't try that anymore. Thank goodness!<br />ChrisChrishttp://chrismt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-55866508820289733812009-07-13T11:31:07.356-07:002009-07-13T11:31:07.356-07:00Well, be lucky he did not give you a half acre bug...Well, be lucky he did not give you a half acre bug sapper for Mother's Day. He is such a romantic!! ROFL!! See ya Wednesday!<br /><br />PamOrcsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191609792641833079noreply@blogger.com