11 - Topsy-Turvy Household / FIREWORKS
11 – Topsy-Turvy Household/ FIREWORKS No particular date, these things just have happened since Mid-May, 2018. David and I have been married 11 years, after dating 2 years. The first two years of our marriage, we lived in separate states. I had two years left before I could retire from my career with NC Public Schools. Wedding Day, June 30, 2007 in Hawaii We’ve based our relationship on “Appreciate and Reciprocate.” We appreciate the efforts of each other, and reciprocate kindnesses back in turn. I think it is part of what makes our relationship work. Once we combined households, we settled into a pretty good team operation. Our “division of labor” fell into place almost naturally. He loves to cook – so I let him! I don’t mind washing the dishes at all. I do the laundry, he empties the trash. If something breaks, he fixes it. I do the cleaning and the cat boxes. He mows the grass, I try to keep the ...