Today I went out shopping and got an amazing bargain. For a few weeks now I have been looking for a new coffee table but couldn’t see anything that I liked until today. You might be thinking why on earth is Fionnuala blogging about buying a new table but please bear with me I’m actually going somewhere with this.
On writing this Stephen has been home for just over an hour now and he has yet to notice the new shiny table right under his nose! You can see in the photo that it is less than two feet away from him but he is oblivious to it.
It gets better not only has he walked past it, and sat right next to it he lifted the huge box of it which I left sitting at the back door and moved it out to the bin. He also squeezed past the old table which was on its side under the stairs. Stephen is the butt of many jokes in our house but this one is one I don’t think the kids will let him live down.
This has also got me thinking how often do we just go about our day and are oblivious to things that are going on around us? On our streets there are so many people crying out for help that we don’t see because we are so wrapped up in our own little boxes. Sometimes we need to look outside the box and you know it is even safe to step outside of the box nothing bad will happen to you you never know you might even enjoy it and discover something new.
In our house it’s a running joke to see how long it takes Stephen to notice something. The kids are busting to tell him to look at the new table but also watching the clock to see just how long it is taking him to notice it. I personally don’t think he will notice it not until he sees this blog post.
Anyway here goes I’m going to post this it has now been an hour and 30 minutes since he has been home and he still hasn’t noticed it 😆 I could be in trouble here please pray for me. By the way I do love and respect my husband and we both like to have the odd prank on each other now again so please take this post in the humour it’s been written in 😊
Black Thoughts 
The manflu has BLINDED him!!
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Lol don’t give him ideas
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That’s so funny… Oh my goodness!
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“On our streets there are so many people crying out for help that we don’t see because we are so wrapped up in our own little boxes” So true!!
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90 minutes is nothing. How long does it take him to notice a new haircut? 72 hours to never, I’m guessing! Ha!
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No he’s good with hair styles and clothes just terrible noticing things in the house 😆
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This really made me chuckle!
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Hi Fionnuala. You are a wonderful writer just like your husband. This is such a fun post and it reminds me of how a healthy family should be. Lots of fun and laughter. Have a great day and I am looking forward to more posts from you.
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Wow thank you Beverley that is a huge compliment 😊 Stephen and I just don’t take ourselves too seriously and it’s easier to poke fun at each other than to start an argument over it which in years past that would have happened. Have a lovely day x
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I am laughing so hard right now! Keep us posted. In all fairness though when I had a head cold last year I kept trying to get in the wrong car in the parking lot and couldn’t understand why the door would not open.
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Love it! Husbands and fathers are always the butt of family jokes – they are there to entertain. It’s a skill we perfect without letting on. 😉 Stephen probably kept it quiet just to humour you all. (Well, somebody had to leap to his defence!)
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ROFL! Evidently your hubby and mine share some gene, because this sounds like my life. Lovely table, excellent writing, and good food for thought.
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Oh dear, it must have been a long day 🙈
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I’ve done this too! It’s hilarious he took the box out and didn’t notice!! lol
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Ha! That’s such a man thing! I can be so proud of some new project I’ve completed in the house, and Josh won’t notice…But he tells me that’s a good thing because the house always looks nice. 😊
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It used to drive me nuts but now we just laugh at him it is so funny how oblivious they can be 😂
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Dying with laughter!
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I love it. So typical!
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This is hilarious!
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Hahaha 🤣😂🤣😂 thank you
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Just another day right? Hilarious and so relatable.
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I love how you tied this into the bigger perspective- looking outside of ourselves. Thank you!
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Thank you 😊
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We are very wrapped up in our own little worlds…I have to point our everything to my husband. A whole new table though…hmmm…that’s a little more.
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We all can be can’t we 😆
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hahahaha RHScribbles is spot on.. 😉
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My husband is the same!! xD
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It’s a man thing 😂
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