big week

41 1/2 years.

And then

I had to go and spoil my record.

Men pull trailers

it's just one of the things they do.

and

since I'm no feminist

I'm happy keeping it that way.

Except

I found this beautiful

hutch / buffet set

at Abilities

on Wednesday, aka 25% off day.

I called Tyler

hoping he could run over on his lunch break

to check it out.

He was having lunch with 'the guys'.

But

he said, "If you love it, buy it."

Now,

keep in mind

we live in a 975 sq ft house that is

wall-to-wall furniture.

He said we could stick it in the Study Shack

(which hasn't been a 'study' shack in almost 3 years)

I don't normally buy furniture by myself

and I sure don't buy furniture

on impulse.

We have rules about impulse shopping

for goodness sake.

but.

I don't normally find furniture

that is so perfect for us.

and I knew it wasn't going to last long at Abilities!

So

I happily wrote out my $176.25 check

and watched them put SOLD stickers on my goodies.

Then

I wondered,

"How the heck am I going to get these lovelies home??"

I decided Tony could go get them,

being almost a man and all.

But

Tony had to work.

I considered asking Tyler to take

1/2 a personal day

so he could go get them

but I quickly realized that was lame.

So

I did the only thing I could do.

I had the boys hook up the trailer

and I drove it.

All the way to downtown FSM

where I stood back and watched

the nice guys carefully load my precious furniture on it

and then

I drove it

white-knuckled

all the way back home.

35 mph over the Midland bridge.

..and that is how I broke

my 41 1/2 year

no trailer-pulling streak.