The Curse
I sneak into the bathroom to do it, I hide in my bed too, as a teen I did it at the dinner table until my Dad told me to stop…
… and took my book away.
I am reader, hear me turn pages.
I married a non-reader. He knows how to read but would rather not. He watches the movie and I tell him the book was better. LOL! More so, books are to Jack like holy water is to a vampire. He sees me reading and its all hissing and fussing until the book is closed.
So I have to sneak around. Worse, for a non-reader, Jack has a pretty sophisticated read-dar. He can sense I have opened a book or magazine from 300 yards or more. He can be outside weed-wacking and I open a book and there he is, shedding grass shavings all over the floor. He insists this is not true. He neither cares that I read or knows I am reading. But SOMETHING draws him like a siren draws a ship to the rocks.
This is how went the first time…
Jack, rounding the corner: “Hey Babe, the work Christmas Party is going to be in December this year, just thought you should … Oh, you’re READING.”
Jodiann, searching for the bookmark with hand, not looking up: “uh-huh”
Jack: “No, don’t stop. I just THOUGHT you would WANT to know.”
Jodiann, goes back to reading: “Okay, Honey. Thanks for letting me know.”
Long Pause.
Jack: “So are you going to write this down or something?”
Jodiann, pause while she finishes paragraph: “Christmas in December, I can remember that.” “Besides its June”
Another Long Pause.
Jack, miffed: “ Where do you keep the freakin’ pens around here? I will write it down myself!
*stomp, stomp, stomp* * sigh* *stomp*
Jodiann, beginning to share the miff: “Calendar on door, pencil hanging by it, you sure you don’t want me to stop? I can stop.”
*reaching for bookmark*
Jack: “No, don’t stop reading your precious book, just because there are no pens or pencils in the ENTIRE house!! What happened to all those pens I brought from work?”
Jodiann slams book shut: “That was years ago, the pencil’s hanging by the…”
Jack, looks dazed. “Wasn’t I out in the yard? Who tracked in all this grass? I got to get back out there, those weeds won’t cut themselves”
Jodiann, realizing Jack has sunstroke or something: “ Baby, sit down, I’ll get you something cool to drink.”
Jack: “No… Well… Did you say Lemonade? Go ahead and make it, but I gotta’ lot to do out there. Can’t wait. Bring it out when you get it ready. Lemonade? Okay?”
Jodiann: “Oookay”
Ever since that day ( after I figured out it was books and not sunstroke) I sneak around reading when Jack is doing something that engages his mind. Last night, Jack fell asleep with the Golf Channel on and it worked that way too. Must have messed with the book magic. He never showed up once. I read until well after midnight. Glorious!
Bless the Golf Channel and all its subsidiaries!
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I have a little freebie for The Fourth of July to share. Its made from these awesome patterns by Kim B Designs. Red, White and Blue Patterns.
http://www.4shared.com/file/114980480/23d4a803/jodiann_oohaah_fireworks.html
I also used the Alpha from Mezzaluna Kit, Frame from Mish Mash Gold 4. All by Kim B
Happy Tuesday ALL!
Edited: June 30th, 2009