Lazy Bear Blogs

Here in the land down under we are heading towards a very special part of our year.  BBQ season.  Nothing says Aussie more than a group of friends sitting out under the stars, a beer or a glass of wine in hand, catching up on the week’s chatter while watching the snags turn to charcoal on the BBQ.  I have to confess in our family we tend to BBQ most of the year round and even though the rules below seem a little one sided, it is not so in our family.  BBQ’s are great way for families to come together without the stress of the day interfering or for that matter the TV.  We live on the Gold Coast in Queensland and well winter here is not all that fierce so we can often throw steak on the BBQ and snuggle up out on our landing and enjoy an evening meal.  But there is nothing quite like watching the sun set with a nice glass of white and then sit around until the late hours sharing with friends.

So on that note I thought I would share with you, someone’s idea of how a BBQ should happen and I am sure that in many cases the below is true, I have friends who could even vouch for that.  But hey our men folk wouldn’t be men if we couldn’t tease them just a little. :-)

BBQ RULES
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine…
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the BBQ – beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.

Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine…
(6) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat

Important again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine…
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.

(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ‘ her night off ‘ and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women!

For those of you who are heading into your winter, I’m sorry but we are always happy to so you come on down to the most beautiful country in the world for a spell.

Blessings

Kerrilee