Thursday, August 20, 2009

Why I'm Not the Host of "This Old House"

Because I'm here all day while construction is taking place in our new addition, my husband erroneously believes that I can accurately report on each day's progress.

Tom: So, did they do anything today or did they just leave the concrete to cure?

Me: Head Foundation Guy came and inexplicably cut out brand-new basement floor into four big pieces with a very loud machine.

Tom: Oh, yeah. I think since concrete has a tendency to crack no matter what, they make cuts to control where it will crack.

Me: ...so you're telling me that our basement floor just had an episiotomy?

Tom: Essentially.

5 comments:

Rose said...

Great analogy!

smalltownme said...

You are so funny!

Dawn in D.C. said...

That does sound about right. I wouldn't have thought of it so quickly!

Jen on the Edge said...

"... so you're telling me that our basement floor just had an episiotomy?"

Imagine me rolling on the floor laughing.

Anonymous said...

Ha! That's so funny.
-FringeGirl