[nancyfancypants]

Wow, where do I begin?

- Shoes all over the house (a habit which my son picked up)
- Change, lighters, matches, cigarette butts, nails, screws and tools in the washing machine. (He's a painting contractor and shoves everything into all those pockets on his painter's pants. The butts are because he doesn't want to toss them in a client's yard.)
- Crumbs all over the couch and the floor in front of it because he's gotta watch TV while he eats
- Crumbs, tomato seeds, pickle juice, mustard and so on left all over the counter when he makes a sandwich
- Used paper towels, foil and plastic wrap left on the counter right next to where the garbage can sits
- Business paperwork scattered all over the dining room table
- And the male family trait: not answering the phone! He lets everyone leave a message, including on his cell phone, so I have to just listen to them ring and ring. If it's the land line, I answer it, and I don't care how many dirty looks I get when I hand the phone to him!
- Recently broke him of putting things on the top of the fridge to get them out of the way. I'm five feet and a half inch tall; I not only don't look up there, I can't see or reach up there without a chair!

But I swear, I love him.