February 16, 2002
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We aren't the kind of people who rush into things. We've lived in this house for three years (almost). We've never had a lamp in the living room, or an overhead light. But, we finally got around to the lighting department at Home Depot and chose a ceiling fan with a light kit.
I shouldn't make it sound like this is the first time we've thought of it. Or even the first time we've gone to the lighting department to look. Or even that we've only looked at Home Depot. Oh, no. We've looked at lighting fixtures from at least four different stores and online. We've just never been able to decide.
Oh, we've been able to reach decisions as individuals. I've seen things I liked well enough to spend his money. But we have a rule. Unless we both agree, we don't do it. Everybody has veto power and nobody gets saddled with something they don't feel committed to.
How much commitment does it take to choose a light fixture? Well, we're pretty high commitment people. Once we make a commitment to anything, its pretty much for life. So we're may be slow in making up our minds, but once you're in, you might as well be in a relationship with superglue. You're stuck with us.
There will be no Salvation Army to save you from life in the Verrette household. Oh, no, we still have a partial package of those outlet plugs that you get when you have toddlers, and our baby is 5. Nothing gets tossed. We just build a bigger shed - once we agree on where, what size, what color to paint it, and so forth. We have two sheds. The pressing need to house our stuff overrode our natural tendency to ponder the prospect until purgatory freezes.
We also have a wooden pallet with plywood nailed across it for the front porch. How long do you think it will take us to make a decsion on a porch if it took us three years for the ceiling fan?
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The other point of view - as every married person knows, there is always another pov to every situation. My hubby has his own site here on Xanga - in fact he's been on Xanga longer than me. You might want to check out his site for a wonderful picture of Tucker.
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My husband has talked about painting the master bath since we started dating - in 1989. Shhh, don't tell him - the boys and I are going to paint it over the winter break! Maybe the outside of the house will see new paint in the next ten years....
Our problem is slightly different. WE don't mind taking a decision to buy, but then to determine the appropriate day to fit is where we usually get lost.
Great stuff....you should write a column like Erma Brombeck did.....you have a good sense of humor....
You are such a cool sister to give her the Premium package.
I bet she'll have loads of fun.
Peachy
This apartment doesn't have overhead light either except in the kitchen and dinning area and I hate that. Certainly not going to pay to put in a celing fan when I will probably be moving somewhere else when the lease runs out in August. As far as keeping things, not me. A pack rat I'm not!!! Have at times thrown away things I could have used or even needed, but not often enough to make me want to change my habbit of keeping things down to a minimum. I checked out your husband's site and the picture was sooooo cute!!! Have a great day. Oh as far as the racing, I know not everyone is into NASCAR, or baseball or football or bowling or fishing. Guess I just should have been a boy, but I'm sure glad I'm not!!!
Is it any wonder? Guess where Quiltnmomi was while I was hanging the fan... Here! Online, talking about the purchase...
Sheeesh!
sounds like our house.....
I'm not looking forward to the REAL honey dos I have to do once this coming Spring comes 'round. There's a backyard to be put in...
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