the three "r's revisited; and sleep deprivation

i was putting the garbage in the bin when i noticed something.

a piece of drainpipe.

it was about 18" in length, (i don't do metric) and was made of some kind of metal that is pliable. i suppose "bendy metal" might not be a technical term used in the building trade.

there's probably not an aisle at home depot which says, "AISLE 4 BENDY METAL"

i'm just guessing.

i know it was drainpipe or down spout or whatever it's called because until a while ago it was attached to the gutter on the roof.

but then the snow caused the patio roof to fall and there was a lot of damage. the insurance co. sent a clean up crew. they left something behind.

it was folded into the bin.

FOLDED.

who folds a drainpipe and puts it in the bin?

guess who?

******

m.o.h. is on nightshift which makes him a tad, shall we say, grumpy?

who can blame him?

i have felt slightly homicidal myself when not having enough sleep.

he is sometimes sleep deprived but still tries to keep up a busy schedule.

"i don't do relax" he likes to say.

yesterday we were dropping off some used clothing and household items at the charity shop.

i got out of the truck, juggling a box and several bags, and dropped a bag containing many glass christmas balls.

they went in several directions at once and i was frantically trying to catch them before they all broke and/or went into the puddles, or under a parked vehicle.

i'm guessing that because he thought i was 'wasting my time' recycling christmas balls which he said i should just "dump" (where? in the bin with the drainpipe?) is why my normally helpful hubby didn't offer to get down and help me.

i put this down to his grumpy sleep deprivation.

but i was pretty mad anyway.

there was i scrambling about on all fours in a wet and muddy parking lot gathering up shiny balls while he sat looking at me from lofty heights.

i'm not sure but i think he was shaking his head.

i am a very patient woman.