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My husband sent me this email...
"The maintenance light in the minivan has been on for weeks. Do you think you can take the car in soon?"
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I wrote back....
"Well, remember when I hit that parked car on our street? And there was also the time that I got a speeding ticket. And not so long ago, I drove off with the spare keys on our front hood and lost them. Seems like I've done a lot with the minivan recently. So maybe it's your turn. Can you take it in?"
_________________________
And he wrote...
"You know none of those things are actually helpful when it comes to the car, right?"
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And I wrote....
"Yes, but they are car-related. And very exhausting. Especially searching the neighborhood for those spare keys. So my car energy is sort of used up. It seems like you're on deck."
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__________________________
And he wrote...
"Let's put that aside for a moment. We also need our wills amended."
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And I wrote....
"OMG, are you going to murder me?!"
___________________________
And he wrote...
"I think if I didn't murder you for crashing the car, getting a ticket and losing our spare keys, it's highly unlikely that I'm going to now."
___________________________
And I wrote...
"Just remember -- if you murder me, you will have to fold ALL the laundry. And put it away. Forever."
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____________________________
And he wrote...
"You make a compelling case."
____________________________
And I wrote...
"Do you realize the twins just turned 4 and our baby turned one. I'm so depressed. I feel like an empty nester."
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And he wrote...
"If an empty nest had five kids in it. We'll be lucky if we get them out before we fill out the paperwork for our nursing home."
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_____________________________
And I wrote....
"Seriously, I'm so depressed the kids are gone."
______________________________
And he wrote...
"They aren't gone! In fact they never leave us alone."
_______________________________
And I wrote...
"Tomato, Tomato. (It's really hard to make that work when you write it down.) See what I mean? On the computer, tomato, tomato looks the same. Unless of course, I write, 'to-may-to, to-maw-to.' Now do you get it?"
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And he wrote...
"I got it the first time. I'm familiar with the phrase. So what about the minivan?"
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And I wrote...
"I'll take it in next Tuesday."
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And he wrote...
"Couldn't you have just said that to begin with?"
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And I wrote...
"Yeah, but I thought I might wear you down and in a fit of frustration, you would just bring in the minivan yourself."
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