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As 2012 was winding down with Mayan prophecies and department store sales, I was in a mad rush to find "the perfect gift" for my wife. But then, I stumbled upon an idea. You see, my wife is a high school teacher. This means early mornings, long days, grading papers at night, etc. In the middle of all of that, she was cooking dinner almost every night. My wife is an amazing cook, but I felt like if she had that hour or more per day back, she could relax a bit (play some video games, read a book, decompress from the day, ...whatever she wants to do to relax). So it was settled.

Next, I had to decide how to present the gift to her. Well, every year she asks for a wall calendar that she can put above her desk in our home office. This year I pretended that I forgot the calendar, but had actually saved it for last. I played it up right, this was her BIG gift. She opened the package and was presented with a kitten calendar. Now, I'm prone to pull various pranks and jokes, so I'm not sure what she was thinking right then, but I urged her to open the calendar. Not only did she find some cute pictures of kittens, but starting in January, I had marked off 31 days where I am taking care of dinner. This came with a disclaimer that I may not cook every dinner and I still reserve the right to take her out to a restaurant, but for 31 days straight, she would not have to worry about the meals.