I love my wife....

[dks7895]

I've been graving a Marlin 1894C .357 for awhile now.  I keep talking myself out of buying one because I don't need it, I just want it.  I received a Cabela's flyer a few weeks back and low and behold they had the Marlin on sale.  I joked to my wife that the gods are taunting me with this lovely lever gun.

Well CHRISTmas morning after all the kids were done tearing into gifts, my wife hands me a bag.  She says, "Here I got you some of these..."  It was a couple of boxes of 12ga shotshells.  I said thank you...but was kinda puzzled.  Then she whips out a Winchester SX3.  My heart sank in my chest.  She was so proud that she bought me the gun I wanted in the Cabela's flyer.  She was just on the wrong page.  My daughter proceeds to say, "That's not the gun he's been wanting..."  Once again, my heart sank.

It was a very Merry Christmas in our home, and I am very thankful for all I have.  First and foremost, my wife and kids.

I'm hoping Cabela's will let me return the SX3...nice shotgun, but I want a Marlin 1894C.

[pmeisel]

Well, you are lucky to have such a fine wife....

[torpedoman]

She's a keeper, but you need to learn how to fold the fliers before you lay them down.

[magooch]

Hey, we all owe a lot of gratitude to the wives and mothers of this country, who just might have saved our economy for a little bit longer.  I was musing with my son-in-law, yesterday about what poor shape the economy would be in if it depended on the guys to spend for Christmas.

Hope you get that rifle.

[dks7895]

Thanks for the kind words.  Cabela's gave her a full refund on the shotgun.  They only had one Marlin 1894c, and it was the display.  The action was so stiff I could hardly work it.  I had the salesman feel it and he agreed.  I decided to take my money elsewhere.  Well three stores later and nobody had one in stock.  Tomorrow is another day.

[BBF]

Great wife, but that daughter needs watching................