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Husband’s Holiday Planning Guide

    It’s November?

    It’s not even Thanksgiving.

    Not at this specific moment.

    Mmmmmm Cadbury Eggs

    Let me think about it.

    I’ll call my parents.

    When is Christmas this year?

    Do we have plans for Thanksgiving?

    When is Thanksgiving?

    Oh that’s right. I’ll call my parents.

    I’ll let you know.

    Is this when they sell Cadbury Eggs?

    Is this when we have that long dinner with Matzoh balls? Why are we always having that long dinner with Matzoh balls. Will you make extra Matzo balls?

    Is it time to go? Let me take a quick shower.

    Is it time to go? I’m in the bathroom.

    Is it time to go? Where is my festive black knit ski cap I wear indoors and out for 6 months out of the year?

    Happy Hanukkah! (Do we have anything for the boys?)

    I’ll do it tomorrow

    Will there be more mashed potatoes? Can you make a lot? Nobody wants anymore of these, do they?

    I ordered fast shipping, so it should arrive on the 27th.

    Happy New Year! It should be here tomorrow.

    I’ll email my parents, but not at this specific moment.

    Will you get me some Cadbury Eggs?

    When’s New Years?

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    6. Heather of the EO

      sheesh, I think we should just do that wife swap thing. Except instead of the two of us switching houses, we’d end up living together and they’d end up living together. Just for a little while. It would be a fascinating test–to see if they’d get annoyed with living with themselves.

      My favorite, on this topic, is when Ryan asks 45 times in early Nov…what did we do for Thanksgiving last year? Do you remember? Then I answer. Then he asks the next day.

    7. TheNextMartha

      Wait, if his holidays are all about extra mashed potatoes, Matzo balls and Cadbury eggs, I’ll take his place.

    9. Becky

      AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Yes! (can you tell I’m new to all this and therefore freak out in sheer happiness when any other woman feels my pain!?!?)

      LOVE!

    12. Elizabeth @claritychaos

      I don’t know why I’m surprised to learn that my husband isn’t the only one who wears his fashionable knit hat indoors 6 months of the year. Sometimes his poofy vest, too, which is a bit over the top if I do say so myself.

      My favorite from this entire stream is — When is Christmas this year?

    15. annie

      Oh thank goodness I’m not alone. I suggested yesterday we skip Thanksgiving and go straight to putting the tree up. Good luck with all that!

    17. Heidi

      I am so not in the mood for the holidays this year, especially the Hanukkah that has decided to come a week after TG. My mother better not even think of staying here for a whole week.
      Damn, I better get a turkey.

    25. The Flying Chalupa

      So poetic. An ode to utter confusion. What pisses me off is when the holidays are left up to me and then he complains about it. But I think you’ve got a whole line of products on your hands here, Ann: the Husband Desk Calendar (with each line of this post in each of the days), the Husband’s Guide To Hanukkah, the Husband’s Last-Minute Road Map To the Holiday Spirit After Checking With His Parents, etc.

    27. Brittany at Mommy Words

      Ugh. We have the giant calendar ignored by my man too. Seriously – how did he graduate from any school? What he do with himself in between living with his parents and living with me? I am usually shocked at what he doesn;t know or remember. And this year it’s bad. Hubs is Jewish and Hanukkah is Dec 1st so we now have literally something to remember every day from Thanksgiving through the New Year. I’m going to need a stiff drink to stifle my snarky comments. Because…you guessed it…he thinks I am over reacting.

      Thanks for letting me laugh about it Ann!