Show S Sunflowers By Janet Wallis I While the dear is away Last weeks two Expresses were full of ideas for the deer hunter But what about the dears left at home One or two ads did encourage the deer widows to spend their lonely l nely hours shoP shop- shopping ping Not a bad Idea However I have my own list of what to do while dear is away And every year I dig it out and check if off as the hunt progresses It helps me and I it t might help you too 1 Plan to be depressed Its It's normal healthy and to be ex- ex expected expected And its it's easier to handle if you plan on it it Now dont don't you feel better already 2 Encourage him to go Hes He's going anyway And theres there's a remote possibility hell he'll appreciate you more If you encourage encourage him 3 Resist the temptation to go along Even if he invites you which he pro pro- probably probably bably wont won't Even if he begs you Dont Don't go 4 Use your slow cooker Its It's one of the few times I need one Because sooner or later he will return And hell he'll be hungry So in the morning put together a huge stew in your cooker and then forget about it By evening your home will smell like youve you've been cook cook- cooking ing all day Stew also has been known to last a full ten days 5 Hire babysitter a Even if you dont don't go anywhere While hes he's away pretend youre you're foot coal loose c and annd C rree again that's what hes he's doing I B 6 Go out ut to lunch He never takes you So this time take yourself And dont don't go to McDonalds 7 Have your hair done donee He Hell ll never notice You might as wen well face it you cant can't compete with the deer dear But at least you can know that you look absolutely smashing when he comes home covered with blood sweat and filth 8 Let him brag This Is important When he comes home if he wants to tell you all about his great hunt and he will if you dont don't stifle him listen If you can apply even some of the above rules I can testify that they will boost your morale build your self self- esteem lift you out of limbo and give you youa a sense of superiority I ISo So one last rule Number nine Just because you can handle the deer hunt and even secretly enjoy it it 9 0 Dont Don't gloat Let him think you were a little bit lost without him Dont Don't ever let him know that while your dear has been away you didn't even miss him LJ |