As you might have seen in my earlier post, Strike Up the Band, Pete and I had a little hitch in our giddyup when our summer was filled with a whole lot of work travel for him and packing/unpacking for me. I just wanted to share what got us dancing again, because it was totally unexpected!
The house that we moved out of was a brand new, “perfect” house (if you’ve ever bought a new house, you know why I put quotes around the word “perfect.” Ha.). At any rate, there really wasn’t a lot of work for us to do once we got the landscaping and window coverings in.
The house we moved into is only thirteen years old, but there are lots of things to do. The people that lived here before us … well, it’s possible that home maintenance was against their religion (I’m exaggerating, I promise).
Each weekend, therefore, has become all about projects. Makes me grumpy thinking about it. However (I’m getting to the point, I swear), when Pete and I spent last Saturday pulling out weeds and cleaning up the walkways and adjusting the basketball hoop down to a height that our daughters have a breath of a chance at hitting with the ball, we achieved a lot more than shaping up our house. We solved problems together (the basketball hoop adjustment knobs were tweaked, so we had to be creative); we sneezed and “bless you’d” together as we dealt with our common weed allergies; we got frustrated together; and we triumphed over those frustrations together.
By the end of the day, we didn’t smell very good, but we were both grinning and felt closer than we have in months.
Works for me! Here’s what works for Shannon.
for better, for worse, for life 
The couples that sneeze together stay together or something like that. blessings…
I am amazed that dh and I can get along while sharing our blog. Ha! Talk about opportunity for some real conflict – what fonts to choose, banner pictures, how many pictures per post, captions, who garners the most comments.
It’s intense people! 🙂 Thanks for sharing a little bit of your walk through marriage.
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My “works for me” post this week is about marriage too 😉
Thanks for sharing.
Nice reminder that marriage is a partnership! 🙂
This is very true! My husband and I are closer than ever after recently building a house. Talk about problem solving!
Such a great reminder! Some of my fondest memories are from a few years back when we got caught roofing our house in the middle of a hurricane! We got it done – together, and even though we got wet, the inside stayed dry! 🙂
Karen,
That makes me think of the Nichole Nordemann song, “We Build!” (I have had her songs in my head like crazy lately.) I love the line, “Did it seem to you like the storm just knew we weren’t quite finished with the roof, when it started?”
I am so grateful that Pete and I work together well–not all the time, of course, but it’s so great when we do!
Love it. Sometimes what brings a couple closer is a bit disguised but no less effective. Your post is an inspiration!
Great post! Working for a common goal helps my sweetheart and I feel closer too!
So true, so true! Working together in the same room on different projects is one that works for us. Its being able to just talk about the random things that come to mind! Wonderful!
Awww…. This is really sweet and I know that great feeling of working and accomplishing things together as a couple and/or family.
Wonderful!
What a wonderful post! Glad you two can get closer working on projects together. The only project that drives me and my hubby apart is cleaning out the garage. He wants to throw out everything and if I think there will be a need for something in the future, I want to keep it. Please pray for us, that’s the project we are doing the weekend after Labor Day.