I'll Take an "H" and Solve the Puzzle, Pat"....

D-I -A -L - A -H-U-S-B-A-N-D! (CLAPPING ALL AROUND)!

Murphy's Law! What ever can go wrong will go wrong! So it wasn't all together a huge ass surprise that as soon as Rich went down range...things around the house would start to blink out! It started with the lawnmower belt breaking, moved on to a leaky toilet and progressed to a frozen A/C unit. So, what do I do? I Dial a Husband!

Meet Brian (aka, Bri, Mr. Whitten, Pook's BFF, Rear Detachment Command of Ft. Toney, Connoisseur of all thing beer and wine and Trivial and my deployment Dial-a-Husband):

Brian is my go-to husband while Rich is away. He cuts my grass, takes my garbage to the street (and back), fixed my mower, fixed the leaky toilet and stood in the back yard with a water hose thawing out my A/C unit, and tonight I made a beer run to the Whitten Brewery and came back with 2 beers! On top of that - he and his lovely wife, Leigh Ann (aka, Mrs. Whitten - one half of "The Whittens", my BFF, FRG Leader of Ft. Toney, our Personal Decorator and Room-Stager extraordinaire, and master of all things quick & easy) - don't mind if I'm the 3rd wheel!

After Rich and I got married we looked around our little county subdivision and decided that we needed adult interaction. The pickings were mighty slim! The house across the street went up for sale (thank goodness because the folk living there were rude and snobby). So...we did what normal folks do when you notice someone looking to buy a house...we pressed our noses to the window and sized up the 'potential' neighbors. They looked normal...big YEAH! When we finally realized that they were buying the house Rich and I marched right over, as they stood in their new driveway, and we introduced ourselves - in the blink of an eye, I declared that they were our new best friends...whipped out my Mary Kay lip liner and paper and wrote down our phone number! That's actually the truth! They had NO CHOICE but to give in - we knew where they lived!

Over the past12 years they have truly been the best friends we could ever have dreamed of. From our traditional Friday night Wine & Cheese fest, the ability to throw together a party in a quick second, co-host a rockin' Pampered Chef party,stage a house/room for surprise guests in under 15 minutes, and watch our children grow up... we've stuck together like glue.  Four pillars of love, support and unconditional strength for each other. Even if they are Alabama fans (just kidding.... you know I love ya, folks). We've shared many laughs and tears (and MANY bottles of wine) together - what more could you ask for?

Brian came to be my 'dial-a-husband' by choice - really it was probably more like by default. There is no one on this Earth that Rich and I trust to help out than Brian.Without a Dad, Brothers, Uncles ...etc...around to call-on when I need a hand....Brian more-or-less was drafted to his role. I'm so grateful that he accepted his appointment. I PROMISE to learn to do things myself so not to wear-out my welcome or make you wear out the grass between the driveways!

We've got many stories that I will share along my blog-life! So..until then.... meet Leigh Ann and Brian (my dial-a-husband).... our best friends....The Whittens:

Love, Peace & Cheers to our Best Friends!