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Spring Fever Time!
(by Gary Godfrey - April 07, 2008)
Every year, about this same time, Ginger comes down with “Spring Fever”. It’s nothing serious, just a renewed spurt of lost energy she comes down with during the cold, gray days of winter.
Ginger and I will have been married 43 years this September. And for 43 years, during this miraculous energy spurt, she cleans out our basement. For the exception of an old bicycle, everything down in our dungeon -- belongs to the Martha Stewart of Bradford. Ginger can make anything out of junk. That’s why she never throws anything away.
Take Saturday and Sunday for instance.
“I’m going to clean the basement,” she informed me.
“Oh, it must be time for the Masters Tournament,” I reply pleasantly.
“Do you want to help me?” She asked.
“No dear. I’m going to tackle the garage,” I proposed.
When Ginger says she is going to clean the basement, this translates to me --- that I lhad better clean some of my clutter -- or there’s going to be trouble.
I think it takes over 40 years before the married male actually begins to translate his wife’s body language.
“Do you think I should keep the 2,000 baskets I have in the basement?” She admitted.
“I didn’t know you were related to the Easter Bunny,” I thought to myself. Then moaned and smiled.
“I’ve decide to have a Garage Sale”, she announced.
“Why don’t you forget the Garage Sale, and take everything to the Goodwill,” I suggested.
“Yeah, you’re probably right. Garage Sales are a lot of work, and the baskets already have 10¢ each marked on them from the last sale,” she reasoned.
And that’s how the weekend went for the Godfrey's!
If it looks like we’re moving -- we’re not! It’s simply all the basement treasures Ginger has decided to part with.
As for me, I’m staying in the garage with all my golf treasures. I am thinking about starting an ebay account. I only own 10 putters, eight drivers and a few miscellaneous hybrid's. Not to mention a 1,000 slightly used golf balls.
This week’s bottom line: Everyone loves there own junk. Every man should have his own garage . . .
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