who's in the kitchen: Judy Joszef

Once again, Jerry boggles my mind

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It’s been a while since my husband Jerry ordered clothing or shoes online. After he ordered what turned out to be a hunting jacket with a large back pocket lined with blood-resistant nylon for fish and game, I read him the riot act. I told him I didn’t care if it was reduced to half price or what the quality was. I basically begged him to dress as if he lived in New York and not in some hick town. Well, that was a year or two ago.

With clothing off the table, he busied himself ordering toy for his grandkids and any of his co worker’s kids that spend the day with their dads.  You can just imagine the squeals of sheer delight that emanate from those kids when they receive a harmonica or recorder (flute) from Jerry. Try as I might I couldn’t get through to Jerry in explaining that, kids these days don’t want flutes or harmonicas. He disagreed and said they love it.

He also bought music books with notes for both child and parent so they could learn together. I gave up.  

As I accepted a package from the FedEx delivery man yesterday, I sighed and figured it was more useless toys. When Jerry arrived home I handed him the package and said, “Here you go, another toy that some kid won’t like.” He replied, “No, it’s actually a pair of shoes, and a hat, you won’t believe the great deal I got.”

Panic set in. Whenever a “great deal” is mentioned I know it’s going to bad, as in “but it was a great deal, I couldn’t turn it down.” He excitedly opened the box and proudly took out one of the shoes. Our exchange went something like this:

“You’re not going to wear those shoes outside, right?” I asked. He replied,” These shoes are amazing and waterproof, I can wear them around the pool or on the deck of a cruise ship.” “Not if I’m in the backyard or on the deck. They’re Bobs Urban Farmer Clogs — they look like rubber clogs with an orange stripe along the side.”

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