The other day Chris grumbled something about this blog, really I would tell you what, except I only heard a grumble. That was all I needed for it to occur to me that I totally have not give Chris is due respect here and in a couple of places have been less than fair about his importance in my life. I promise not to get sentimental but basically without Chris there would be no Mangocrash. No Francis and no Beckett no crashes whatsoever.
Man in Black
Leading up to Valentines Day this year Chris has completely shown his amazingness. Every time he’s had to go out and shovel I feel completely guilty. The guy is shoveling right now as I speak and I believe it’s about the ninth time this week. I’d beg him to stop except we need to be able to reach the recycling and trash cans! So as I consider taking a nice warm shower I’m frozen with guilt seeing Chris out the window with the shovel. Sometimes I even catch him laughing or mumbling something to himself. What could he be laughing about I think. And then I wonder if it’s a pitiful laugh with him thinking “how did my hardcore metal intense youth all get reduced to two boys and that woman?” “Where did the weekends go when I went to practice and had shows on Friday nights?” “Do I really like cooking for Batman every night?” Anyway it’s just that laugh that let’s you know he’s gone a little bit crazy from this whole domestic life situation, and yet he’s still so great at it. These is just one of the reasons life with Chris is great, there are innumerable others.
So while some men are playing World of Warcraft for four days, while their lady trudges through the snow to get her car out and do some shopping, I’m not thinking of anyone in particular, Chris has shown total old fashion chivalry. Couldn’t we all use a little more of that? With any luck and if Chris can just hang in there a few more years, the boys won’t be little and wild forever, soon they will be big and wild, and hopefully they too will become wonderful men like their Poppy. And then you won’t have to shovel as hard and you can go back to playing drums and partying again.
Until those days come as a gesture of gratitude I’m bidding on this…Vintage 1983 IRON MAIDEN T-SHIRT concert tour tee SMALL.
*wink