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Throwback to July 23, 2014

1. I made him clean out the refrigerator, clear away all the crumbs, and wash every shelf and drawer inside and out.

2. I bought him a navy Calvin Klein suit, patiently explained why alterations were needed, and laid out my expectations that he will indeed wear this suit on special occasions.

3. I took him to Crate and Barrel, where we examined all the kitchen tools and discussed their usage. He was especially fascinated by the cherry pitter.

4. I took him to La Difference furniture store, where he “test-sat” in dozens of chairs and oohed and aahed the gorgeous modern, European pieces.

5. As he began to covet the furniture, I explained that he could only afford such pieces if he went to college, got good grades, and found a solid job.

6. I enlisted his help in balancing my checkbook.

7. As he began to express dismay at the amount of monthly bills, I explained that he could only afford to run his own household if he went to college, got good grades, and found a solid job.

8. I have re-assured him that cooking supper and folding laundry are no more emasculating than weed pulling and lawn mowing. This morning, however, he chose lawn mowing over laundry duty.

9. I complimented him on his masculinity as I gently applied baking soda and ice packs to the 4 hornet stings that occurred during previously-mentioned lawn mowing.