Get out of jail free

Allan (my husband) read my blog last night and I realised something quite alarming. I need a system. I need a 'get out of jail free' if he's going to read this thing.

So, I raised the 'get out of jail free' while we were out walking the dogs. The conversation went something like this ...

Me "About the blog. We need a system."

Him "A system for what?"

Me "I need a 'get out of jail free' for if you read something you don't like."

Him "What wouldn't I like?"

Me [innocently] "Nothing at all."

Me again [not so innocently, although I tried really hard to sound it] "But I need a 'get out of jail free' just in case ...and I'm going to need to accumulate them." (The needing to accumulate bit was probably what tipped it)

Him "I still want to know what you want it for."

Me "Well ...what if I go shopping or something and talk about it?"

Him [stops walking, raises his eyebrows and gives me 'the look' and says ...] "What IF??" (Personally, I really didn't see the need for that level of sarcasm)

Me [barelling on and not thinking before I speak, obviously] "I suppose we could discuss a credit system for sexual favours*..."

I did not like the look in his eye after that, so that was where the conversation ended. I decided that so far during the course of our 5 year marriage, I've been living off one big 'get out of jail free', and that the current system of me getting away with blue murder on a regular basis is quite satisfactory really. 'If it aint broke' and all that! Phew.**


*This is a long-standing running joke between he and I that is only taken seriously on occasion ... ie. when serious distraction is required from something I've done that he's found out about. Sort of like when he's mowed the lawn and taken his boots off inside or something and I'm about to let fire at him and he waves a chocolate biscuit under my nose. Instant distraction.

** Note to self - Do however be very careful when retelling the ladle story ...and if (Ahhh...who am I kidding? When!) doing a post-shopping-spree run down, do *not* include prices. Or else discount them heavily.