So the other day I was out in the back working on the deck by myself. Carolyn had taken all the kids to soccer practice. Normally we all go as a family to soccer practice but we decided that this was the only day this week when I could work on the deck.<\/p>\n
So the deck did not go very well. I was trying to nail in the bandboard at the end of the joists, but it was very difficult because I was simultaneously trying to hold up the board while also nailing it in. I had it propped up on a post while I tried to nail it in but still I wasn’t able to get it at a good angle and I kept bending the nails. After ruining quite a few, I got the thought to pre-drill the holes to make the nails go in easier. So I got out the drill and on the first hole – boom, I snapped the drill bit…<\/p>\n
So as I as was getting kind of frustrated, I thought that Carolyn too was doing something (taking all the kids to soccer practice) that would have been easier had I been there. So I thought “Gee I’m glad that I’m married!”<\/p>\n
Which is not to say that this is the only benefit of marriage or that being married is all grins and giggles, but it just kind of seemed like a perfect metaphor at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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