Me: “Since there’s no school Tuesday, I was thinking about getting all the children to help me paint one of the walls.”
Doug: His control-freak alarm bells are ringing so loudly that I could hear them. “Umm, maybe they would have more fun spending the day at the school playground. Everyone could wear Obama shirts.”
Me: “That would upset other people and that is not fun.”
Doug: “Well, maybe they should do something that has to do with the election or presidents. Maybe visit the Obama Headquarters or something.”
Me: “We will use paint that’s a shade of red, white or blue. That’s presidential.”
Doug: Imagining paint everywhere EXCEPT the wall. “I think we should think about this some more before we decide.
Me: “Okay. You do that.”
Doug probably sent a desperate plea out over the IRC: “Help me distract my wife from painting the walls. She’ll do it wrong. Doesn’t anyone need her at some campaign event?”