collections...

Many of us have collections.

I have a miniature collection and a tea pot collection.

I collect scrapbook things and photographs.

My HOBL...

Well he only collects one thing and it is money.

It is a big joke in our home that HOBL

likes to save 99 cents off of every dollar.

It is why we have separate checking accounts.

Where am I going with this?

HOBL has been requesting to sell the Harley for some time.

Ever since I really can't ride with him anymore

and many of his old bike riding friends have died

he has lost interest in the bike life.

It was costing him more for the upkeep and just

driving him crazy that it was taking up space in his life.

I was against it for a long time because

he just couldn't get the price for it that I felt he deserved.

I also felt like this was his and should keep it.

However, when HOBL has something on his mind, it

is very hard to get him to change it.

I also had ulterior motives for finally giving in to the sale.

I have wanted one of those full scale electric pianos for

some time and when baby boy and KD decided to sell

theirs I really had been thinking about it.

Another collection for me: Hobbies.

Playing the piano is another hobby.

So I deal with him, he can sell the bike if he buys me the piano.

Oh he is all over that, then he can add a little more to

his money collection.

He may have to give up a few hundred for the piano

but the bulk of the dollars he can put in our savings.

His collection is about to grow....

He calls me after the sale to give me the figure of his

money collection. Whatever, I am at work and busy,

I am happy he is so happy, but really I am not into

his money collection.

I am more interested in when that piano is coming...

This is where the funny part comes in.

He sits in his castle surrounded by all that he has bought

with his money collection feeling so proud

of his big addition to the hobby when he and baby girl smell

something burning.

If you know HOBL this is a main event especially if

it is happening on the same day he is leaving for work.

Baby girl calls me and she is laughing.

HOBL, her Deda is stressed because the TV has

just burned itself out and now the collection will have

to be a little less when he has to replace the tv.

hahahahaha

He is insistent he can have this huge Tv repaired.

He asks that I wait until he gets home in two weeks before

I make another big purchase.

I agree, knowing that if that TV had blown out before

he wrote that check for that piano, I would not

have gotten that piano.

Why is it that something that used to be a source of

aggravation and arguing I now find

very endearing.

I love HOBL, really I do....

and the way he loves his collection.

(I mean how can you not love him, look how cute

he was back in the day, a fox as we said in the 80's)