Shoot the Breeze With the Cooler Crew - Peoplesforum Edition

THE FOLLOWING IS FROM AN ACTUAL 1950'S HOME ECONOMICS TEXTBOOK INTENDED
  FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, TEACHING THEM HOW TO PREPARE FOR MARRIED LIFE:

1. Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a
delicious meal-on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have
been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are
hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of
the warm welcome needed.

2. Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when
he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon your hair and be fresh
looking. He has been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and
a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.

3. Clear away clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the
house just before your husband arrives, gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc.
Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a
haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too.

4. Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands
and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, change their
clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing
the part.

5. Minimize the noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of
washer, dryer, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Greet
him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.

6. Some DON'Ts. Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't
complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have
gone through that day.

7. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or
suggest he lay down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and
pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.

8. Listen to him. You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment
of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.

9. Make the evening his. Never complain if he does not take you out to
dinner or to other places of entertainment instead try to understand his world of
strain and pressure and his need to be home and relax.

10. The goal. Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your
husband can relax.

THE UPDATED VERSION FOR THE WOMAN OF 2000:

1. Plan for dinner. Make reservations ahead of time. If your day becomes
too hectic just leave him a voice mail message regarding where you'd like to go
and at what time. This lets him know that your day has been crappy and gives
him an opportunity to prepare for your mood.

2. Prepare yourself. A quick stop at the Clinique counter on your way home
will do wonders for your outlook and will keep you from becoming irritated every
time he opens his mouth.

3. Clear away the clutter. Call the housekeeper and tell her that any
miscellaneous items left on the floor by the children can be placed in the
Goodwill box in the garage.

4. Prepare the children. Send the children to their rooms to watch
television or play Nintendo. After all, both of them are from his previous
marriage.

5. Minimize the noise. If you happen to be home when he arrives, be in
front of the television with remote clicker in your hand.

6. Some DON'Ts. Don't greet him with problems and complaints. Let him
speak first, and then your complaints will get more attention and remain fresh
in his mind throughout dinner. Don't complain if he's late for dinner, simply
remind him that the leftovers are in the fridge and he can do his own dishes.

7. Make him comfortable. Tell him where he can find a blanket if he's cold.
This will really show you care.

8. Listen to him. But don't ever let him get the last word.

9. Make the evening his. Never complain if he does not take you out to
dinner or other places of entertainment. Go with a friend or go shopping.
Familiarize him with the phrase girls' Night Out.

10. The Goal. Try to keep things amicable without reminding him that he
thinks the world revolves around him. Obviously he's wrong.

Holy Crap Ian!! You pretty much hit that one on the head! And I'm speaking from the guys point-of-view. I LMAO.

Thanks, I needed that.

Happy V-Day all;) "heart shaped icon inserted"

Howdy CM! Happy V-day to you ! Just catching up on some reading.

Ian is frigin hilarious! He drops in, drops off a joke, and is out to another thread! He has me laughing all over the place!

ATH - I C&P the yolks for my e-mail list. I'm sure I'll get some sh!t from the gals but I plan on sending #2 tomorrow to put things into perspective. Goood stuff.

MCL, SCD's

Iem otta ear

laid her

LOL! Later CM! SCDs and MCL!

fillin the coffee pot with "Gold Medal Mix"...stocking cold beverages...a selection of fruit and bagals and cream cheese...

lights down low...Enya on the jukebox...doors unlocked...

MCL Ya'll

Night all. I'm heading out. Off to class tomorrow, then off to that land of wonder called South Dakota. Happy Valentine's Day to all. See you during the mock hunt. SCDs and MCL.

Happy Valentine's Day! Darn you TV, you beat me to it!

frosti, what about "if (you) had a rocket launcher"?

mornin' ter.

frosti, what about "if (you) had a rocket launcher"?

I'd make somebody pay. -Warren Zevon

remind me not to get on your bad side then :)

Hello Everyone! I finally made the move to the "new" board.

remind me not to get on your bad side then :)

I'm gonna get a bad reputation if you keep that up.

but you're the one who stole someone else's quote to "make somebody pay" :)

Good morning sunshine(s)!!!

I'm gonna get a bad reputation if you keep that up.

Look out, here comes Frostilickus!!! :)

Look out, here comes Frostilickus!!! :)

:: touch ::

HAHA

:: sticks tongue out at dal ::

i have a news!

THX,

I am glad to still have a place to post. That new format they went to is for the birds. I did not like it at all.

Happy Valentine's everyone!!!!!

Please forward the business address to my e-mail: jethrobodine55104@yahoo.com Thank you.

contribution sent.

Happy Valentine's Day CoolerCrew!

Very creative there, beans !

Cyber Roses and M&M's for everyone!

and is that movement in her chocolate hips as she's moving off? :)

Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said,
"Where did you get such a great bike?"
     The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday
minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike.
She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take
what you want."
    The second engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes
probably wouldn't have fit."

Oh, my...I bet if the green M&M did that you would take her chocolate ;)

The green m&m is back, and better than ever!

no. just her candy shell :)

Melts in your mouth, not in your hand?

http://joe.mehaffey.com/bad-job.jpg

WARNING !
WARNING !
WARNING !

OK, going home now.

Frosti, You sick puppy! That was just the thing I needed to see!

what's so sick about that, kt. that's healthy :)

I, on this Valentine's Day am listening to a true-blue howling wolf. I sent the hubby fishing, as THAT IS WHAT HE LOVES TO DO!!!

Ares, it was that "HE saves, he shoots, he scores!" I found it voraciously funny, and perhaps that makes ME sick...

O- my God If Only I could let all of you hear this wolf howl.....

Hi Ares, do you think Artemis made the Marley a cheesecake today?? And I am kinda loaded now... it IS my Friday...

....gotta go, Hannah wants to howl, and I cannot stop her. Gonna go and give her free rein to let it loose... see you all!

sorry, kt. i've been out watching the news.

you're not sick. i find it funny too.

LOTS of slogging to do tonight!

Those quiz things that Ian was doing earlier - and I've lost track where I was ready those - were way cooler! It would be fun to have those posted with the answers posted elsewhere so one could do some noodling and searching for the answers and then be able to check the accuracy when you're done or stumped.

Hello everyone!!

MMMMMMMMmmm cheesecake anyone!

Good recipe kt! Artemis did a fabulous job!