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Why did i say i wanted to do this job? I'm not sure dear,but since your already down there,how about... Don't even say it smart guy,the kids are nearby. What!,i was just gonna say,could you get me a beer from the cupboard down there. Yeah right,i know the way your mind works Mr. Cholette,now pass me that 5/8's wrench please. The kitchen sink and faucet needed to be replaced,and Niki wanted to do the job with my instructions and guidance. I think it's cool that she wants to learn how to do this stuff,after all,the day will come when she'll have to do all the maintenance on the house.Let's face it,I am pretty old.

#1: valerie o..travis (bigblue) on Jul 15, 2012

nothing wrong with learning.. ;)

thats really cool of her

Thx Guys.:)

Good for Niki. By the way, Al, you should do up your fly - your hands, like Niki, know the way your mind works.

rofl John.:)

ROFL!

I like to do some mechanical jobs around the house, but my husband seems to feel he should do them, so he gets in my way for awhile then I just let him do it to keep the peace. I was a single homeowner for 10 years before we got married, and I had to take care of stuff myself. Since we recently moved into a new place, there's lots of small projects - hanging curtains, changing light fixtures, etc. I try to assign him something I don't want to do in another part of the house or yard, then do something myself that I don't want his help with.

I'm glad Niki wants to learn how to do fix-it jobs. And good for you, Aldege, for helping her learn.

Good for you Joel Lynn. Your husband has to learn to respect the abilities you have a bit more. I can manage most simple projects, but whenever there is something particularly complicated to do, I get my sister-in-law over to show me how to do it - she was a general renovations contractor for many years. Besides that, having grown up in a one parent household, I early on grew used to the fact that my mother was perfectly capable of doing almost any job even if she had to learn how to do it first - so I sometimes just take it for granted when my wife does something that she thinks is beyond her normal range, rather than congratulating her for doing it. (That's the opposite side of the coin from *your* husband. :-)

Thx Joel,Niki and i work pretty good together. She's extremely capable and easy to teach. She's not at all like my 2nd wife who thought she new it all,and thought she could do it better than me. Lots of times Niki has given me suggestions on how to do something that i'm struggling with,and 9 out 10 times,her suggestions end up working out better. It sounds like your very capable as well Joel,i hope your husband can learn to appreciate that quality in you. It's always better when a couple work together. You end up with great results that way.:)

I'm pretty good at "outside the box" suggestions, he admits that I help him out of jams a lot.

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