Survival Skills
Katharine:
I am 31 years old. I met Jeff when I was 29. So for approximately 11 years (figuring that I moved out of my parent's house at 18 when I went to college), I have been taking care of myself. I lived on my own for 4 years, and this meant that I cooked my own food, paid the bills, kept house, you know, all the normal everyday things that people do in day to day life. Sometimes though, I think Jeff forgets that I had this previous existence. For example, we'll be paying the bills and Jeff will look over my check writing to make sure it's correct. Like I've never written a check before... and am a little unsteady about how the procedure works. Also, when I make the bed, I have the blankets and sheets, upside side down. That way when you pull the sheets back you can see the pretty pattern, or the nice blanket. Does anyone else do that?? Jeff has lived 30+ years and he claims that he's never seen it before. In fact, Jeff says that he's really unsure just how I managed to get through that time when I was single. He says the thought of it frightens him. Chills him to the very core. I should point out though, that before Jeff I was skinnier... which actually doesn't say much for the before mentioned cooking skills.
Jeff:
Heh...OK...she's got me on some of that, but not without reason. Allow me to explain myself. She said I look over her shoulder when she writes checks...that's only true with the mortgage check. Can I tell you that we both use online banking; Katharine has no trouble transferring money from our joint account to her personal account...but the other direction...no can do. Maybe that's on purpose. Cooking skills...Katharine makes the best baked goods and lasagne. And...and...and...well...baked goods and lasagne. When she was single...apparently, she called for takeout quite often. I wasn't there, but this is the way I understand it. And the sheets...well, that's just different than I've ever seen it done. Doesn't mean that it's wrong. I learned how to make a bed in the millitary and this was not the technique they used. According to Katharine I should have seen this before because...ahem...I've been in and out of my share...I'm not sure where she got that impression...uhm...anyway...
Remember when I was young enough to date a 29 year old?
I am 31 years old. I met Jeff when I was 29. So for approximately 11 years (figuring that I moved out of my parent's house at 18 when I went to college), I have been taking care of myself. I lived on my own for 4 years, and this meant that I cooked my own food, paid the bills, kept house, you know, all the normal everyday things that people do in day to day life. Sometimes though, I think Jeff forgets that I had this previous existence. For example, we'll be paying the bills and Jeff will look over my check writing to make sure it's correct. Like I've never written a check before... and am a little unsteady about how the procedure works. Also, when I make the bed, I have the blankets and sheets, upside side down. That way when you pull the sheets back you can see the pretty pattern, or the nice blanket. Does anyone else do that?? Jeff has lived 30+ years and he claims that he's never seen it before. In fact, Jeff says that he's really unsure just how I managed to get through that time when I was single. He says the thought of it frightens him. Chills him to the very core. I should point out though, that before Jeff I was skinnier... which actually doesn't say much for the before mentioned cooking skills.
Jeff:
Heh...OK...she's got me on some of that, but not without reason. Allow me to explain myself. She said I look over her shoulder when she writes checks...that's only true with the mortgage check. Can I tell you that we both use online banking; Katharine has no trouble transferring money from our joint account to her personal account...but the other direction...no can do. Maybe that's on purpose. Cooking skills...Katharine makes the best baked goods and lasagne. And...and...and...well...baked goods and lasagne. When she was single...apparently, she called for takeout quite often. I wasn't there, but this is the way I understand it. And the sheets...well, that's just different than I've ever seen it done. Doesn't mean that it's wrong. I learned how to make a bed in the millitary and this was not the technique they used. According to Katharine I should have seen this before because...ahem...I've been in and out of my share...I'm not sure where she got that impression...uhm...anyway...
Remember when I was young enough to date a 29 year old?
posted by Katharine at 11:12 AM
7 Comments:
Well, you may be right about the one-way transfers--I wouldn't know. But in her defense, she became one of that select minority who actually balanced her checkbook against her bank statement. (She learned in a cruel school of surprise overdrafts...) I hope she has not been seduced from this particular path of virtue.
"Baked goods and lasagne." Aren't you forgetting her mastery of the fifth food group, fudge?
Do I understand you rightly? There are people who don't arrange sheets to display patterns? (BTW, I think the Army is a red herring--unless you're going to convince me that Army issue sheets have charming floral patterns.
From what I remember about Air Force basic training, all of the sheets were WHITE. The only thing that mattered was getting the bed made tight enough to make Gomer Pyle happy so he wouldn' flip your mattress and make you do it again during inspections. Anyway, all civilized people know that with printed sheets the right sides ALWAYS are put on facing one another. Otherwise it doesn't look pretty when you fold back the bedding by the pillows. Sheesh. Another rule of civility... one person cooks and the other does the dishes. Katharine, I think you should go gourmet on Jeff's butt and leave a HUGE mess. Heh, heh, heh.
Hey! You're supposed to be on my side. Not fair that you were in basic training when I was...THEY wouldn't have known about the white sheets! :-P
Well...I guess someone else has seen sheets put on that way. I can't always be right.
Sorry Jeff, but all my life I have been making the bed the same way as Katharine. A little tip I learned from my mother, who learned it from hers, who learned it from hers. And if you go to any B&B, you'll notice the sheets are done the same way, so that the pattern is showing when it's folded over the blanket nice & neat!
Face it, you've lost this one!
Kristen
And they even do it that way (pretty flowery side up!) in Europe too!!!! So I'm sorry to say you're fighting a worldwide trend, Jeff!!!!
You keep your head waaaay up Girfriend, you've got that science down pat and noone should make you second-guess your craft when it comes to bedmaking and sheet-folding.
;o)
Helen
Hey Bunky,
It is all to do with the training.
As Kristen said she learned from her mother, who learned from her mother, etc, on back.
My mother put me in a sleeping bag because she was tired of picking the sheets up off the floor every morning. I don't know how to make the bed correctly. Mrs. M is happy if my side of the bed still has the matress pad on it in the morning. Honestly if I don't come in some day you may want to check and see if she smothered me in my sleep.
Your Snoring Ex Room Mate.
Wow...you all told me, didn't you? OK...OK...I'm wrong! Apparently, I'm the only person on the planet that puts all the sheets face up. {sigh} can't be right ALL the time. Thank you all for putting me in my place.
;-)
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