Friday, September 9, 2011

Mariticide - The Killing of One's Spouse

I was not the only person who had to apologise to my spouse this week. Iven was on his best form in bed the other night - snoring that is (minds out of the gutter). It was Wednesday night and I had to be up really early for my run. His nasal rales woke me at 1 am after only being asleep for two and a half hours and do you think I could go back to sleep?! When I was still lying awake at 3:30 I knew the chances of me running were slipping away and I think I had just drifted off when the alarm went at 4:50. I just turned it off and rolled over.

So I was a very unhappy little camper yesterday. I was tired and grumpy and I'd missed my run. So I decided that even though I rarely run in the evening I had to make an exception this time. Usually I'm cooking dinner but Iven owed me big time. He got to make dinner and I got to become a sane human being who was less likely to commit mariticide or filicide.

I decided I'd head to the uni and depending on how I was feeling (which was still pretty tired) I'd choose my course accordingly. Once I got going, though, it was hard to stop. It was warmish (Winter is becoming a memory) and clear and the sun was setting over the river. I had my favourite music playing in my left ear and all was right with the world - apart from my stupid left hip which was still giving me a little grief. Sixteen kilometers and an hour and a half later I turned up at home a different person to when I'd left. Aaaahhh!!

And today my demeanour was still good. It's great when there's a flow-on effect. I felt so good that I was inspired to bake! Yeah, I know - nothing new there. But today's creation was an homage to my dysfunctional relationship with my Mother-in-law. It's called The Nagging Mother-in-law. It's a lemon meringue cupcake with a lemon curd filling. Looks sweet from the outside but it may leave you with a sour taste in your mouth.



Actually my MIL has never nagged me but it made the cupcake inspiration more believable.

7 comments:

  1. Wow, I am the first!!!
    16 km, a very good run, congrats!
    The cupcakes look delicious.
    At home we have solved the snoring problem when the children left to live in their own houses. Now we have 2 bedrooms more .... just in case.
    Have a good week end.

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  2. Oh I feel you on the snoring husband! It's SO hard. Glad you got that run in eventually--sounds like a deal to me.

    Those cupcakes...

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  3. Earplugs work well as does a swift kick about midnight. And if that fails, maybe the 22 and 24 year olds need to share a room....ya know, it's YOUR house!! ;)

    If I had those cupcakes around my house, I'd weight 500 lbs!! Those are to die for!

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  4. hahaha, love the cupcake concept!

    Awesome on the run - no better way to save a marriage. :p

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  5. Love the look of those cupcakes. Yum! My husband is a big snorer too. Most nights I don't hear it but man when I do!

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  6. So you did not kill him? I was hoping for some tips. I am VERY disappointed in this post. You can make it up to me by sending me some of your cupcakes.

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  7. Ugh snoring. That's what extra rooms in the basement are for. Those cupcakes look way too good to have anything to do with a MIL...if she's anything like mine that is...

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