We just moved into our house a year and a half ago, but our landscaping was not completed until this past fall. We looked longingly at our bare backyard dreaming of the patio we would build there. Well Scruffy Hubby was done dreaming and decided it was time to get to work. He began yesterday to hand build a wooden pergola he spied in a wood working magazine (pretty handy my hubby is a shop teacher). My darling Scruffy Hubby has two personalities...the laid back hippy fellow who loves to recycle and wouldn't hurt a fly...then there is the fired up construction hubby who curses, makes people bleed (I have evidence on my ankle) and generally is a slave driver until the job is done. Over the last 15 years my darling hubby has nearly earned himself some divorce papers during our renovations and DIY projects. I thought with a newly built house my renovation hubby was a thing of the past. Well I was wrong. This very beautiful wooden pergola that is currently being built has brought out a creature I can only liken to Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk. Bryon the brother in law has been trapped with this cranky creature all afternoon and has not been allowed to eat or pee.
I thought with the whole family here and the boys working in the backyard it was time to make a blog dinner. I decided to make the Meatball Sandwich, Pickled Cabbage, Chopped Salad and Banana Ice Cream from page 220. I thought this meal might make Scruffy Happy. We will see if the incredible Hulk likes it too.
My super sister jumped right in to help! 37 minutes later we had a very pretty supper ready to go. Here is the down side of renovation Hubby. There is absolutely NO STOPPING until the project is done. All hunger, fatigue or even need for the bathroom must wait. The blog dinner was ready and the boys were not...uh oh. I yelled the dinner call and a miracle happened...Scruffy Hubby and his Hostage came inside!!!!! This is when you know that someone REALLY loves you. No flowers, diamond ring or anyother trinket would tell me how much this boy loves me as much as coming in from an unfinished project would!
The meal was cooked quickly and eaten even faster. He loves me but lets face it, the work was waiting! Scruffy Hubby gave the meal a 4 and said it might have been a five if the work was done and he was cleaned up. Max and Logan both said 4 and loved the icecream. Simon of course said a 3 and Brylee and Bryon agreed. The meatballs were too dry and the sandwich needed a sauce. Super sister also wanted more moist meatballs (ha ha that sounds bad) and gave it a 4 as well. Mary gave it a 2 and said she would change a lot if she was cooking (we will see in 10 years missy!).
Well the meal may not have been a hit with the family, but I am feeling pretty loved today! Scruffy Hubby came inside for the first time in renovation history, the whole family got to hang out and next week there will be two more little additions! The Duffs are getting not one but TWO puppies! Blog dinner is about to get even busier!
Trish
Yummy Sunday supper!
Dinner was ready in only 37 minutes!
The Incredible Hulk and his hostage!
If you are a fan of the Incredible Hulk, you know that he is a giant irrational beast that has so much focused rage that he is almost impossible to interact with in his gigantic green form, but you also know that when there is some type of monstrous evil planning to destroy the planet, The Hulk gets the job done! What do you think would happen if Bruce Banner got all fired up, turned giant and green, defended the earth for 30 minutes and then went in to have a cup of coffee muttering 'I can finish this later'? I'll tell you what would happen, you would have alien overlords running your life ... and we would not have a pergola.
ReplyDeleteNow having said that, if Trish made Meatball Sandwich, Pickled Cabbage, Chopped Salad and Banana Ice Cream from page 22 for The Hulk while we were being invaded by the most evil race in the galaxy, you would probably have to start getting used to the phrase, "Yes sir alien overlord sir!" because I can't see how the Hulk could keep defending the earth if my gorgeous wife was cooking for him! Yup, she is a SUPER cook --- get it?