Most of the time I truly think that I am married to the most amazing man. He is intelligent, hard working, faithful, honest and ethical. He is an involved father and has the potential (although sometimes untapped) to be extremely thoughtful and considerate.
And then there are times when I wonder how he manages to dress himself in the morning.
Example:
The other day, Brad ate the two hard boiled eggs that I had made for my 4 year old's lunch (she doesn't like sandwiches) for breakfast.
No biggie, I can make more.
But I had to go to see my doctor that morning and the appointment ran a little late. Since my little one has a complete blood sugar crash if lunch is not waiting for her in the car when I pick her up and I didn't have time to go home, make more eggs and then pick her up, I called Brad as I was leaving the dr's office and asked him to make two hard boiled eggs so that they would be ready for me to throw in her lunchbox when I got home.
I then gave him explicit instructions on how to boil an egg.
Step 1. Put eggs in pot.
Step 2. Cover eggs with water and put pot on stove.
Step 3. Bring water to a boil.
Step 4. When water is boiling, remove pot from heat but keep it covered. Let eggs sit until I get home.
Easy, peasy! No?
Apparently not.
I got home 15 minutes later with just enough time to peel Libby's eggs and go get her at school. I walked into my kitchen and saw 2 eggs sitting on the counter next to the stove. I picked one up, ready to crack the shell, only to find that it was stone cold. I carefully touch the side of the pot. It was hot.
"Um, honey. Did you put the eggs in the fridge to cool off?"
I say this just as my sweet husband said, "Oh, did you take the eggs out of the pot?"
Say, what?
I swear, I actually saw the lightbulb go on over my man's head when he realized that he boiled the water but not the eggs.
14 comments:
LOL
Now, my husband is the cook in our house. I *think* I would be able to remember to put the eggs in the pot though. LOL
BHAHAHAHA! Poor Brad...
Men...can't live with out them...sometimes you wonder how you live with them.
Pam
I have sooo had one of those moments ... it was within my 1st few weeks of being a mother though, so my baby brains are a much better excuse that I'm sure Brad had ... I left for the store while my little one was sleeping the minute my sister walked in the door to visit. She stayed in the living room with the baby until I came back. I cam back to a cryin baby and a smokey house. Appearantly (now this is still up for debate) I started a boiling pot of water to sterilize some nipples and such well before my sister showed up and just let the water boil and boil and boil, until it was all gone and the stove then burnt the pot! LMAO.
HeHeHe! The other day I needed to get our eggs boiled and was busy with the baby and my hubs offered to help. I gave him all the directions on how to boil the egg as well only to discover that he just went ahead and did it his own way. Only problem is you can't stick cold eggs in hot water they crack and break. Thanks dear for helping me out and making a bigger mess. That right there is why I love him so!!! ;)
lol!!!! Poor guy!
So funny. Men. They have so many uses. When we figure them all out, some one will make a killing off the book they write.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA is it mean that I cracked up about this? Though my husband has never done quite that egg story, he does have a penchant for blogging away while the oven timer is going off (much to the chagrin of his deaf wife).
Thanks for joining in :)
Men!
Hahahahahaha! My 7 year old won't eat sandwiches either. *sigh*
bwahahaha too funny. I have to give very specific cooking instructions when Prince Charming cooks.
Hahaha! Sounds like something I would do with the mommy brain I've been having lately.
What's sad is that is something I would do, not my Hubs.
LOL I would totally do the same thing that Brad did. Boneheads, unite!
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