Who in the World Would........

......put fabric softener on a trampoline?

My husband.

Okay, here's the background:
When he was single, he loved playing, adventure, fun, entertainment, entertaining, and things that use a lot of energy.

So that's why he bought a trampoline.

Said trampoline has been dormant, stored away, until a spark of memory, accompanied by adventure ignited in Dave's head. All it took was a thought, and now, we have a tramp in our back yard. He came home and set it up by himself, lickety split, with Lauren watching every move with intense curiosity.

When they were jumping, he noticed the static. It's normal right? It goes with the territory. Jumping on a tramp = staticky (sp?) hair. Especially in little girls. Most people are fine with a little static, and deal with it. Dave doesn't usually "deal" with most things. He likes to fix them or improve them.

That's where the fabric softener comes in.

It fixes static in clothes, right? (then I get a scientific explanation of the physics of static electricity and what fabric softener does to prevent it :)

I say, "You're hilarious. Static is eternal on trampolines. No way."

Dave is undaunted. The tramp was dusty from storage and needed to be sprayed off anyway. But not just with the hose - with a solution of kitchen cleaner, water, and of course, fabric softener.

Okay, I admit, it worked for about one day. Now the static is back. :D But he's not giving up ~ I was just informed that his next idea is leather conditioner. :)

Who in the World Would......

.......Put Leather Conditioner on a trampoline?

My husband.

The Elimination of Leftovers

I don't quite know how to describe the satisfaction I get from purging the fridge of leftovers!
Not just cleaning it out and throwing stuff away, but actually eating it and seeing the stash dwindle and the fridge free space increase.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about?!
Eating leftovers saves you money!
It is so efficient!
It's easy - all you need is a microwave!
I admit, there are some leftovers that never make it to the stomach, but for the most part , I am good at using them up. (Thanks to Dave packing a lunch everyday - so wonderful of him - even though sometimes it comes back home with him because he got some sort of better offer. But then.......I get to send it back with him the next day and it's already packed! And he doesn't mind!)
I would have to say that my favorite thing about leftovers is that I get to postpone going to the grocery store that much longer :). I get to postpone the mental exertion of coming up with a dinner idea for one more night!
Yay for leftovers!
(I know for a fact that Dave would not necessarily endorse this post, despite his support of leftovers. He would not cheer "Yay for leftovers", unless it were lasagne. "That", he says, "I could eat every day".)

Ramen and Crepes for Dinner

.....that's what we had.
Ramen and Crepes.
There were no vegetables in the Ramen and the crepe filling consisted of:
2 remaining strawberries in our fridge, about 1/4 c. of blackberries, some blackberry jam, and some yogurt.
We topped the crepes with powdered sugar.
That's all I could get myself to fix after an afternoon of lawn mowing (Dave) and jumping on the trampoline with Lauren until 6:30.
Dave said, "I've never been so excited about such a random meal in my life!"
It was really good! We ate a batch of crepes and then made another 1/2 batch.
Simplicity and Satisfaction.
YUM.