My wife is in school again, you know, and she has a particularly difficult project due on Monday. She has to write a 12 page paper on some arcane subject along with giving an oral presentation on something or other.
Makes me really glad it’s not me. Getting started on those kinds of projects was always like trying to lift a 2-ton boulder to me. And anyway, she’s really quite good at cranking out the papers when she needs to. However, this one had her a little more discouraged than normal.
“Will you write it for me?” she asked earlier today. She’s actually asked me that several times before, but not with today’s addendum: “I’ll pay you.”
Ha ha!
Oh that all temptation were this easy to resist, huh.
12 Responses
February 10th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
sounds like a tough one. somehow tom i don’t believe you probably had any trouble in telling her no. hope she will be able to think of something though. that’s not fun if you have to write a paper and can’t think of anything to put on the paper.
February 10th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Guess this mornings sermon did go along with this very thought!
Love you
February 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Tom,
Your wife is so fortunate to be married to a man with strong convictions! Spring has arrived in Utopia. Sunshine, several days without rain, still low 30’s mornings, but supposed to be 60 + Sunday. Mr Keister & I are going to tromp across a field in a few minutes….
Give Mandy a big hug…what a doll!@
February 18th, 2008 at 1:52 am
I scramble every week on the day my papers are due as well. ;0 If she finds a way to get you to write for her, let me know; I may need to try them out for myself!
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:09 am
She must have upped the pay and so you have been too busy writing for her to write for us.
Oh well.
We get what we pay for. Sometimes.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Is Tom inFirm?
I fear Brer Tom is ill.
Get well soon.
(And follow the prescriptions religiously, mind you!)
March 6th, 2008 at 10:05 am
This is bad.
Does anybody know what’s up with Toms?
March 7th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Nope. Sure hope he’s okay.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
No, I’m fine. Just been busy and tired.
March 10th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Thanks for the good news (which I hope is still in effect).
Thanks for the reassuring update, Tom.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Do we need 2 offer 2 pay u so u will update???
LOL :)
March 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
That would be great, yes!