Today when I saw the short hand nearing the fifth digit, I thought I might be nice to transition from bathroom scrubber and laundress to pretty wife before Hungryman made his appearance.
I traded my hooded sweater for a sleeveless top with ruffles and my tennis shoes for open toed heels. I stepped in front of the vanity in hopes of masking the fact that I’d been cleaning all day. My shell earrings jangled as I returned to the kitchen to peel potatoes.
Ava skipped in and took a long sniff in my direction.
“Oh Mama, did you take a shower? I like when you take a shower.”
From the inflexion in her voice you would concluded that this was a monumental occasion.
“No honey, I didn’t”
Another long sniff.
“But you smell good!”
Evidently, Nate’s not the only one who benefits from a little personal grooming.
Speaking of showering, I’ve been asked to work on another educational video.
This one is on personal hygiene. Clearly, I’m the right person for that job.
That was to be the end of my story. Thirty minutes later, however, HungryMan stepped into our home clutching an equally fragrant bouquet of tulips. We were both delighted with our surprises. And I was reminded that a sweet-smelling, pretty wife at the end of the day is as lovely to my husband as a handful of brightly colored blooms is to me.
oooh, i love that story! you two are wonderful.
Cleanliness, it’s next to sexiness.
What nice “gifts” you BOTH got each other! If it were up to me, I’d sit around in my sweatpants all day, but I have been known to do (almost) exactly what you did…the other day I showered at 7 pm (my husband doesn’t come home as early as yours, it seems) and put on my good clothes (which, ironically, sounded a lot like the clothes you were wearing to scrub toilets in…but my hoodies ARE my good clothes!) for my husband’s arrival:)
lol- i try and try to look nice for Michael but no matter what I put on – at the end of 5 mins I have boogers, food, and milk stains accesorizing my outfit! What is a girl to do?
Cute post…how sweet of BOTH of you to be thinking of each other like that!
Amen and right on! Ava is so lucky to see your example. Looking forward to details on your upcoming role.
sigh. That sounds lovely. Today I was scrubbing the bathroom until about 5 minutes before Mark walked in the door. And then I discovered that there was dried baby food stuck to my cheek.