I've lived here 5 years...

I'm not sure which is funnier.. the event itself or the amusement my husband found in it. Either way.. I'll rat myself out..

So. Last night we're shutting down computers, turning off the TV, getting ready to head to bed. I was still sitting on the sofa with my laptop and Jim goes across the living room to the front door and locks it then heads for the bedroom. I sit there and then just scowl and think, "Fine.. you were RIGHT there where the light switch is but hey /I/ will get up and go across the room and turn it off." Well, since this happens more often than not, I actually spoke it, as opposed to thinking it.. though I did grin, I wasn't mad, per se, just.. good grief.. you were right there!!

I make my remark as I'm walking back across the living room in the dark toward the stairs that lead to a little landing where there is a door to the bathroom, a door to our bedroom and the staircase to the 2nd floor. Jim is standing there looking at me and says "How about I just use this switch right here.." and I'm like..whatever..wait..what?? He reaches to a 3-way switch and flips one of them.. and lo and behold.. the living room lights come on then he flicks them back off and I'm just staring..."I've lived here 5 years..and never knew that.." Jim just stares at me for a moment. "You're joking.." and I shake my head, "Nope.. nevvver knew that switch was for the living room.." He starts laughing and I start laughing. I say, "Well, that explains a lot.. and I'm sorry for thinking you're a mean-hearted, lazy so-and-so for the last 5 years making me go allll the way to the door to turn off the lights when you go lock the door, by the switch, every flippin night..." He laughs harder. Now, we both get really tickled. I mean really.. I had no clue.. which he can not believe.

We manage to get settled down for bed and he says, "Did you never notice that the switches at the front door are sometimes up for off then other times down for off?" My answer, "Yeah, I was realllly confused on that one cause I thought you could only have alternating off/on if you have two switches for a light..and what with us only having the ONE, by the FRONT DOOR.. I really thought I might be losing it a little.." Well, it was a good long while before we managed to get to sleep.. and he's still laughing today. I, however, am thankful, all this time I thought he was trying to make some kind of subtle point about the lights.. leaving them for me to go turn off.. over there by the front door...after he was just there to lock it.. yeah.. color me observant.