Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2008
Some guys do roses. Some do chocolates. Some do Crock Pots.
Me? I do plumbing.
I have always heard that you should never buy anything for the kitchen (or an appliance, like a vacuum, etc.) as a present. I also used to worry about what other people would think about my gift-giving choices. But, then I realized that that’s all bunk, and really, the only person whose opinion matters is Mrs. Kendall-Ball.
So this Valentine’s Day, in addition to a heart-shaped homemade pizza, she got this fancy new Kohler kitchen faucet. And, she got to enjoy an evening of me banging around under the sink, scraping knuckles, getting crap in my eyes and yelling the occasional obscenity (only when I scraped my knuckles or got crap in my eyes). But, now it’s installed, and beautiful and metallic and shiny (but only in that matte, brushed nickel sort of way), and oh.so.sexy.
If only the people who built our house hadn’t put the hot water line about two inches below where it should have been. Instead of being installed AND operational, it’s just a sexy looking chunk of metal, and I’ll have to wait for a trip to Lowe’s to make it do its magic.
Happy Valentine’s Day, babe. I hope you’ll think fondly of this day every time you’re doing the dishes! 
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February 14th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
And, she did a magnificent job of hiding her disappointment when she opened the small gift bag, and found a card and a small tub of plumber’s putty.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Attaboy.
The last thing I installed around here was a garage door opener. That cost me an entire Saturday, a goodly number of cuss words for which I had to repent prior to taking communion the next day and a wrenched back.
Never again–next time I’m just going to call The Home Depot man and pay the installation fee.