Alternative title: Some times you have to spend money to save money.
Last night the Cattleman came home with a decided bounce to his step, actually he was almost dancing a wee gleeful jig.
Whats that about I wondered........... for about 37 seconds.
Since the beginning of our marriage the Cattleman and his fellow NFL worshipers, brothers, man friends have had these guy weekends. It started off as once a year and had clearly morphed to two times which has since morphed in three times over the years. What do I care? Everyone needs time away from reality, time to decompress, time with friends and brothers that you don't aways manage to have time for on a regular basis. I actually like those weekends as I get to..er...purge the house of certain objects that the cattleman might notice, object to if he were around. It's a good thing don't cha know.
Well any way back to the jigster, seems that the "regulars" had put themselves on the Season Tickets list of the nearest NFL team, also THE TEAM of the majority of the weekenders. Three of them got calls, tickets standing all in a lovely row right beside each other came up ( it was apparently fate or Karma or something) and now we are the proud owners of NFL season's tickets. Yipeeee...for him.
Now I was surprised at the cost of the tickets which was the angle the Cattleman decided to take with me. A whole season of tickets actually, in theory anyway, cost less then what he would pay a scalper for just two, count them two games. What a great deal.....The best part of it is that there will be these left over tickets to 8 other games that he can sell...in theory. See sometimes you have to spend money to save money or as in this case make money. Sure that will happen. Call me a pessimist or cynical, I know the cattleman will stick to the three weekends, it may hurt but he will do it, this fall and winter, but I can see the future in my crystal ball: Three weekends will morph into four weekends before the jig is finished, just may morph into more weekends, after all if they don't sell those tickets it would be such a waste........Which could even work to my advantage ( she thought in a crafty manner) if I get some notice, I could start some projects while he is gone. I wonder how hard it is to tile a bathroom......
2 comments:
My ex would tell you you're doing it wrong, ... but on second thought no. Never mind. I've no desire to make an enemy of a man I've never met.
Ah don't worry about the Cattleman Joel, he hasn't had a gun in his hand (that I know of)for about twenty years now. But he is pretty mean with a cross bow. :)
I didn't mean to give the impression that I would be punishing him by starting projects that he would have to finish, I hope. I love tinkering around the house, changing fixtures,flooring,in the past it would not surprise him to come home to a freshly painted downstairs or something like that, what ever sets my fancy, I even like doing it all by my little itty bitty self. I enjoy doing it.
I would love to get into doing something that he "might" currently think I should wait. But if I start it while he is gone? How's he gonna get all over protective and stop me? Once I start and I am fine, he will be more at ease about things and let his worries go...... just a bit.... I hope.
I guess I am about to find out how private this blog is aren't I? The Jig may be up for me.....
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