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(It's February 2008, and a light bulb went off in Quirky Husband's or QH's head.)
QH: "Hi Mom. Listen, does Dad still have that picture of him and Brian* around?"
Mom: "Why yes, I think he does."
QH: "Can I borrow it? I'd like to draw a picture of it for his birthday in April."
Mom: "Oh, Dad would really like that."
QH: "When can I pick it up? I want it to be a surprise."
Mom: "He's out golfing right now and won't be home for at least an hour or two. Why don't you come over and get it?"
QH: "Yeah, that sounds good. I'll be over in a bit."
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Time goes marching on and on, hurrah, hurrah!
Time goes marching on and on, hurrah, hurrah!
February 2008
QH: "Thanks Mom. I'll have plenty of time to finish the drawing before Dad's birthday in April."
April 2008
QH: "If I work on it a half-an-hour each night, I should have it done on time."
April 2008 - the day before Dad's birthday
QH: "Looks like I won't be getting it done on time. Hon, can you run to the store and buy him a gift?"
August 2008
QH: "Hey, we're getting together for Mom's birthday this Sunday. I'm going to work hard to get Dad's drawing done. I want to give it to him then."
August 2008 - the night before Mom's birthday.
QH: "Well, if Dad hasn't missed it by now, maybe I can have it done by Thanksgiving."
November 2008
QH: "Hon, I'm going to work each night on Dad's drawing, so I can have it ready by Thanksgiving."
November 2008 - the night before Thanksgiving
QH: "Oh well, it'll be better to give it to him for Christmas."
December 2008 - Christmas Eve
QH: "Hon! I haven't even thought about working on Dad's drawing!"
Time goes marching on and on,
Dad's drawing is still not done....
March 2009
QH: "Okay, this time I'm going to get it done on time for his birthday. Really."
April 2009 - the day before Dad's birthday
QH: "I don't know what's the matter with me. It's the right eye. I just can't get it right! Hon, can you go pick up something for Dad's birthday gift?"
June 2009
QH: "I figure if I work just fifteen minutes a night, I can fix this eye problem and the drawing will finally be done for Father's Day!"
And the drawing collects,
Dust all around.
Drawing vibe still delayed!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
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Quirky: "Hon, so, no pressure. And I'm certainly not trying to rush you or anything. But do you think you're gonna get that drawing done for Dad by Father's Day this year?"
QH: (chuckles)"Yeah, I know. It should've been done a long time ago. I just can't seem to find the time to get it done."
Quirky: "Oh, and year and a half is not enough time?"
QH: (laughs) "And it's not like Dad hasn't noticed his picture missing. It sat on his desk in his home office. I think I'll have to wait til Christmas (2009!) to give him the drawing."
Quirky: (eyes popping out) Christmas?"
If my father-in-law is lucky, he just might get it this year.
After all, what's the rush?
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Do you hear that, Hon?
Hon?
*Name changed. Brian is Dad's childhood friend who passed away 2007. AND...my husband wanted me to blog this and of course, I was only too happy to do so because we believe in the cathartic power of self-humiliation.
16 comments:
I do hope he gets it done in time for Christmas.. you need to lock him in a room until its done! No TV no friends, no beer, just him and the pad.. throw him some food every onece in a while too!
I don't think its ever gonna get done, just do it yourself maybe?
Quirky, was his Mom overdue when he was born? Tell him you will give him a little nooky as soon as you can get around to it. Hahaha!
I hope your father in law doesn't read your blog! :)
Better late than never?
LOL - I too am a firm believer in "the cathartic poser of self humiliation." ;)
The Old Silly
@Dizzie Trust me I've learned not to nag, I mean remind him. It doesn't help. heh heh
@Mr C. I can't draw worth a darn. He can. He just won't! heh heh
@Etta There's been plenty of that over this last year and half...and it hasn't affected the output! heh heh
@Kirsten Nah. They don't even have internet. Hard to believe!
@Jenni Well maybe, or hopefully? heh heh
@Marvin It's a powerful thang, ain't it? ha!
Oh for heaven's sake, just put the photo in a copier machine, trace over it with charcoal, you're done.
You can thank me at Christmas when QH finally goes to a Staples store to make that copy.
@Deb OMGawsh! I tell ya...both the hubbers and I are a couple of synapses short of a fully functioning brain! That's why we work well together! Heh heh Great idea!
Let's face it. Men just don't organize themselves very well. That's what we are here for. ;-)
Good Luck!
This sounds like me when it comes to rewriting my novel. Which means it's never going to happen unless you send him to an isolated location with no TV, no Netflix, no email, no phone, no nothing!
I can help. I've recently formed a support group called "Procrastinators Anonymous" our next meeting will be, well, sometime soon. We haven't gotten around to actually scheduling the meetings yet, but we'll let you know.
@Reffie Amen sistah, AMEN!
@NGIP At the risk of sounding mean, that actually would work really well for me...as long as he takes both boys! Ha!
@Chris Well let me ask him and as soon as HE gets back with me, I'll let you know. *smile*
ROFLMAO! That is positively hilarious Quirky! And it almost sounds like me and my drawing, I can't get myself to work on anything either. There's always some kind of excuse I can come up with. :)
@Skye Ha! Another artistic mind, eh? You artists just have to much right hemisphere stuff going on to rush things right? hee hee
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