Marital math

August 24, 2009 By PJ Mullen 24 Comments

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(build the shelf your wife has wanted in the mudroom for two years)

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(install tip out drawer mechanisms for sponge storage)

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Marriage, it’s all about give and take

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About PJ Mullen

PJ Mullen is a dad, husband, amateur chef and prolific air drummer blogging about his life as a dad and anything else that is on his mind. Occasionally he blogs about being a dad in the kitchen at peaches en risotto and is a contributor over at Digital Dads.

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Those look yummy. Will you share?
melisalw

Aww, love it!
C_Kent

It's great to be in a marriage where you appreciate one another. Those cookies look good… wonder if my wife would like some new shelves.
thedevoteddad

Now, that's what I am talking about! We have a give and take agreement at my house. It doesn't help the waste line, but it sure tastes good. -Jason
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For you, sure…just don't tell anyone else
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Thanks, honestly, I'm amazed she puts up with me
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Ha! I'd go ask right away. Now that we've taken our house off the market I've run out of excuses as to why I haven't finished a bunch of little projects. I'm just very fortunate she puts up with me.
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I hear you on that one, but these cookies are good for you. They are made with flax seed and agave nectar, so it's like getting a treat without totally wrecking yourself.
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I'm curious (I may sound like a complete rookie here), do those sponges stay put pretty well. It looks like they may fall behind. I'm sure my wife would love one of those, but I've never looked into making it happen.
http://liayf.blogspot.com/ Seattledad

Mmmmm, cookies. That looks like one helping to me.
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The picture was taken at a bad angle, the reservoir that attached to the backside of the blank panel is actually quite deep for its intended purpose. They were easy to install. The kit cost me $16 at Lowes in the home organization aisle and it comes with two basins and the necessary hardware. It took less than an hour, as all you need to do is drill about 10 pilot holes per side.

The only hang up I had was in mounting the basins to the back of the panel. In order to have enough clearance and get the panels back flush against the cabinet I had to mount them lower than the included template instructed. I also needed to use spacers behind the screws because of the way our cabinets panel are designed the screw needed to go into the the thinnest part of the panel. I didn't catch that small error on the first one, but it was easily corrected and the second one was installed in half the time.
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Oh, definitely. Cookies in the picture are larger than they appear
weaselmomma

Glad you earned your cookies.
Bolton

I will make sure I delete this post so my wife does not get any ideas..
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Nice!
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Cookies are always the answer
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Ha! I won't say a word
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Thanks! I'm a simple man with simple needs.
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Cookies are always the answer
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Ha! I won't say a word
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Thanks! I'm a simple man with simple needs.
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Cookies are always the answer
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Ha! I won't say a word
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Thanks! I'm a simple man with simple needs.

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