Ok, before writing the rest of this out, I need to preface it by saying my DH is the most caring, kind-hearted, sweetest man of God I have ever been with and living with him is a blessing (and yet a chore at other times. LOL)  He really is a sweetheart and I adore him and appreciate everything he has provided for us.

Now, with that being said, and knowing most of the girls on my list are Christians, I will also say I understand the Bible tells us we should not complain about our husbands and tear them down.  I am trying to be careful to not tear him down, but simply "vent" about some frustrations here at the homefront that involve him.  LOL  I really am trying to be careful here to not BASH DH, but to talk openly as I know we all can from time to time, about the frustrations our DH's put us through on a weekly, daily, and yes sometimes hourly time frame. 

DH wakes up this morning, and decides to go target shooting with his guns.  Amazingly enough we decided on a time he should be back home and he was ON TIME!!  I about keeled over as he walked in at the appointed time instead of an hour later as he usually would have.  He grabbed something to eat upon arriving home, and I nicely suggested he take a shower since he had been out in the summer heart for hours.  But before doing so, he sits on my nice clean furniture, litters the side table in the living room with junk from his pockets, (not thinking the 15 month old would pick up any one of these items and choke on them), puts his smelly feet on the table (a big no no in our house for family and visitors alike)!  After returning from the shower, he was SUPPOSED to sweep adn mop the floors.  Ok, he was supposed to do that yesterday and possibly the day before that as well.....but it has yet to be done.  Instead he leaves his dirty, and I mean filthy, SMELLY jeans and other clothing on the floor in the bedroom, in the bathroom, and in the closet (better to spread the stink around I suppose, perhaps he was marking his territory as animals do) instead of putting them into the laundry basket placed on the back porch.  It has been habit for quite some time for all members to place dirty clothing here, so why the change in the last several days?

Now, he is sitting on the couch (all sweaky clean and in clean clothes thank you very much), working on a latch-hook rug and watching TV.  So, I am wondering girls, why is it that some things that have been habit for so long all of a sudden go out the window and our men start thinking it is our job as the maid to come behind them in each room, hallway and closet to pick up their dirty clothing, trash, items, etc????  First of all, I am sure he isn't even aware of his change, so is he taking me for granted here or is he just being forgetful?  Probably a little of both.  I will be sure to kindly (yes I honestly mean that), remind him that he is falling a little short with picking up after himself lately later on tonight.  Perhaps a tour around the house, showing him what he hasn't put away, what he assumes someone else with take care of, etc. will cure this, or at least until next time.

I appreciate my DH so much and the fact that he is working, letting me stay home with Noah.  I love being a SAHM and love being able to take care of the family by cleaning up, and cooking for them.  However, each person has a certain responsibility to pick up after themselves and understand that if I wasn't cleaning up after these pigs, the house would be a wreck.  Stop, look around the room before you leave it....have you left something behind??? (Usually a glass or a wrapper from a granola bar, often times money falling from his pocket, a pair of shoes and socks on the floor and oh yes, he leaves his tools everywhere.  Everything in this house honestly does have a place, so put it there, if you don't know where it goes, please ask.  If you make a mess, clean it up, and if you don't know where the proper supplies to do it are, ask me. 

Ok, now......this one is for you girls....am I being petty???  I know I am feeling underappreciated, but am I making a mountain out of a mole hill here???  Am I just in what I am saying and have a reason to feel slighted???  I need some input!!!

I don't ask him to do alot around here, other than the normal manly things I can't reach or do myself.  The reason he was asked to mop the floors was because he was the one who made a sticky mess out of them homself, and because I have a bad back and haven't had the time this week to make it to the Chiro.  I think my honey do lists are very simple and short and yet, he not only ignores my requests, but then makes me more work to do!!!