Signs of a good marriage

Sign 1:
Yesterday D bought a new lawnmower.  As with any purchase over $2.50, he researched it extensively.  He then went to Home Depot and brought home the wrong one.  I was outside cutting back the ornamental grasses with N and M (while G napped inside) and got to see the look of disgust on D's face when he realized the mower wasn't the one he wanted.  He boxed it all back up, and then asked me, "Why am I such an idiot?"

To which I responded:  "You are only an idiot when it comes to tools and anything involving outdoor equipment.  In most other ways, you are extremely intelligent."

Back to Home Depot he went to exchange it for the correct mower.  And now he is stoked to try it out once the grass is high enough.

Lesson:  It is a good marriage when the husband can ask a loaded question and the wife can be honest.  And nobody starts fighting.

Sign 2:
This morning we went for breakfast at Mamaw's house.  Since M is going to bed between 6:00 and 6:30 in the evening, we have decided to share a morning meal once a week with my MIL.  Mamaw is a good cook---much better than I am.  She said something about her eggs being overcooked.  Knowing how much D prefers his mom's eggs to mine, I said, "They are still better than mine, right D?"

To which he replied:  "Overcooked is better than burnt" (or something along those lines).

And he and I happily ate the good eggs, biscuits and gravy.

Lesson:  It is a good marriage when the wife knows her MIL is a better cook and doesn't get bent out of shape because her hubby prefers his mom's eggs.

Class dismissed.