He made sure the soiled socks were put away for wash and the
cabinet doors locked in place. He took care to not load the clothes inside out
into the washer.
He never understood why she made a big deal of these things, her
pet peeves.
Yet, he didn't want her annoyed today, her birthday!
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Written in response to the day 3 prompt " Pet peeve" at the Drabble week for marathon bloggers.
He he he.. she sounds like me ;) although, nobody at home bothers to follow my instructions :P
ReplyDeleteyes, that's me and this story is just wishful thinking!
DeleteHahaha weird habits some people have but I guess my normal is someone else's weird! LOL Good one! :)
ReplyDeleteso true..these are my pet peeves :-)
DeleteAww I think that was so sweet. Even though he doesn't quite get it he's doing it for her. Sweet. To be forwarded rightaway to The Husband.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to forward to the husband too! (psst..will that make a difference??;-))
DeleteHmmm that's a thought. Nope, it really won't. Subtle hits don't work after so many years of marriage.
DeleteSubtle? even blatant requests are ignored or turned down..hmpf!
DeleteAwwwwwwww….such a lovely gesture!:)
ReplyDeletethanks, Mayuri *hope the husband is hearing* ;-) :-)
DeleteLOL Uma, needs to be shared with all husbands ;). Good one!
ReplyDeletehehe, isn't it ? thanks, Aparna!
DeleteOh wow... need to send that link to the husband :P
ReplyDeletehahaha,..a whole lot of husbands are going to get the same forward ;-)
DeleteHope my guy does this on my bday too :) Although I get the occasional surprise once in a while already when he wants to surprise me :)
ReplyDeleteGood for the occasional surprises. He sounds the type who can decipher subtle hints..do drop them now and then :-)
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