TheBanyanTree: Tugging the Tiger's tail <g>

[Kitty Park]

You are just so, so ornery!!  Glad you're having a good time.  (Don't
forget to share pictures!)   Poor Mark's tummy will be tied in knots by the
time he gets home.

Kitty
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On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Sachet <MountainWhisper at att.net> wrote:

> Ok, so when I first moved here, there were a few ummm...incidences with
> things. What, with all the huge life changes, I was a wee bit frazzled, so
> there were understandable reasons a few things got ummm...accidentally
> uhhhh....broken.
> [ *I* did NOT shatter the glass shower door into a gazillion small shards.
> But I figured out how it happened. I'll tell him ummm...some day.
> La-la-la-la-la. Some day.;-)  ]
>
> Anyway, most all of you know that I cut my baby teeth on tools, are
> fascinated with them, love the power and that I actually do know how to fix
> a lot of things and enjoy doing so. But, because of the uhhh....slight
> mishaps shall we say?....Mark doesn't yet know these things. When I tell
> him that I do, he gives me this look like he wants to believe me, he
> really, really does, and he knows that I *think* I know what I'm talking
> about, but, well, evidence would suggest otherwise. <g>
>
> So this morning when I texted him at work to ask him if we have any tile
> adhesive he answered a lot faster than usual to query "Why?".  It made me
> grin. Lots. I reassured him that it was for a craft project. Why he
> believes that to be safely benign, I dunno. ;-) [I think he'll really like
> the new mosaic top to his treasure chest.]
>
> A few minutes ago I just texted him to ask him where the drill bits are.
> Interestingly enuff it took him a long time to reply. And when he did, the
> msg was blank. I think it was his way of pleading the 5th. <g> But he musta
> thought about it and decided that with my propensity for improvising, that
> it might be safer and better to just tell me so that I can complete my
> mission more efficiently. <g> So a few minutes later another msg followed
> with info on where they are located. Which I actually coulda found on my
> own. But, I am having entirely too much fun texting him now & then with
> creative questions.
>
> Next, I'll take a pic of the newly straightened up "junk drawer" that has
> been the bane of his existence (and something I have been quite proud of
> making messy). I tried to s'plain to him that it took me years to learn how
> to let some things be messy, because in my OCD world, neatness was a
> mandatory priority. So it's really a healthy sign that I can feel comfy
> enough to let a drawer or closet be messy. He doesn't quite grok that, yet.
> :-)
>
> Then after I soothe him with the organized drawer pic, I think I'll wait
> an hour or so before I ask him if we have any extra pieces of glass or wood
> glue.
>
> He'll like the way I'm redoing the little deck table. I know he will.
> :-))))))))))))
>
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