I really need to befriend...

A clinical psychologist - because that could be the only person on earth who could explain the following reaction:

Get home last night - snow ice fun drive. Didn't call Bubba because - well multi-tasking is not his strong suit. Any who... got home, pups etc... found a note on the washing machine, in broken English that the washing machine was leaking water - apparently more than the small overload leak it's had for months. Now I waited until he got home to tell him this bit of news... I expect a bit of unhappiness but what I didn't expect was out and out crankiness. AND the added slap of "You spent enough money last month." What?

I'm sorry we could have left my car in the parking lot at work until you were in mood to grant permission to get the breaks fixed - we could have ignored the check engine light until we were stuck on the side of the PA turnpike at freaking midnight. You could have kept your crappy breaks and then when you really needed them - they wouldn't be there! WE could have given your family $5 gift certificates, stayed home for Christmas and never eaten a meal outside our humble abode. WE could -- no the house is cold enough screw turning down the heat... I will go by batteries so we can sit in the dark - I can read, wonder what you are going to do without the TV on sucking up electricity.

When confronted by the illogical statement and emotion I was 1) hit with the idiotic statement above and 2) told he was hoping to avoid the expense for a few months. Yeah OK fine but it's broken we need a new one - (and to you Mr. Fix-its - cram it I didn't marry Bubba the Builder I married Bubba the Accountant) Plus that washer is 20 plus years old, it's time for a new one.

He acts like we are living hand to mouth, cripes we both are working we're fine - after all I did marry Bubba the Accountant his super power is squeezing a nickle until Thom Jefferson has to go change his pants. We can swing one stupid washing machine. Of course this was on top of the new cell phone bill... oh the wailing and gnashing of teeth (oh- ok not really it was grumpy and cranky his two favorite dwarfs).

Well its time to head home, enough a day working at home, and figure out what is wrong with the washing machine. (its OLD!) Stay tuned boys and girls because there will be a shopping for a washing machine coming in our future. The question is - Saturday with the Steeler's game as a deadline or Sunday with dinner reservations for Bubba's birthday... Boy howdy this could be fun.

Oh and again - where the flying Fred is global warming? I'm freezing down here... so tired of winter already. Could be worse - we could be measuring snow in feet - again. (shutter)