In the back of my calendar is a list of appropriate wedding anniversary gifts.
Year 15 is crystal.
Year 20 is china.
Twenty-five is silver, and 30 is pearl.
All good. My hubby even hit a couple of those on the nose or pretty close.
So what’s he supposed to buy for number 33?
The book doesn’t say, but I’m pretty sure it’s NOT getting your wife’s septic system pumped. Not even if you throw in $500 worth of extras, like high-tech covers and fancy plastic liners. Nope. I looked, and that’s not on the list. 
He explained that he was so busy digging up said septic system lids that he didn’t have time to shop, plus the pumping didn’t come cheap. $400-bucks a pop!!!
I understand. Really I do. And we are going out to dinner at our favorite restaurant — Savoury’s — and we even have the anniversary table reserved, but…I can’t help wondering what the other patrons would think if I told them I got a sparkling clean septic system for a gift. 
Please. Make me feel better. Can anyone top this as the world’s most unromantic anniversary present? I’ll give a prize to one of the responders, even if you just post with a little sympathy.
Now, back to my revisions. Three days left and counting.
Deb
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Dh & I had a used furniture & appliance store for several years. We sold rebuilt washers and dryers and they were HOT items for birthdays, anniversaries and Xmas LOL
Dh has been good to me over the years but we usually go out to dinner at least some years we have gone out of town. We haven’t exchanged gifts too often-our anniversary is in Feb and we have a child’s b’day 2 days later. Don’t have a child born right around your anniversary it really puts a damper on celebrating especially when they are young and you’re young too
by Barbs
on October 19th, 2007 at 10:57 am
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All right–I can’t top that. That’s bad.
But very clean.
Happy anniversary!
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Thanks, Anna, for the sympathy.
Good advice, Barbs. I timed that right, at least. My nieces b-day was yesterday. And my sister’s is a week from today, but family-wise I have this day all to myself.
Deb
by Debra
on October 19th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
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Oh, dear. No, clean septic system isn’t on this list either: http://universalfacts.blogspot.com/2006/07/wedding-anniversary-gift-symbols.html
by Minna
on October 19th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
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Deb, that sucks. LOL…
We don’t usually do much for anniversaries aside from a card or going out to dinner but once I had a really bad Valentine Day gift: a fake chocolate rose from a roadside 7-11 on Highway 41. Wow…knock me over with the romance in the air…thanks babe. 
Kim
by Kim
on October 19th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
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Well, it is practical if I must say so myself. Romantic. No. At least he remembered.
Kim Watters
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Quit whining! At least now your septic is perfect!!! and Savoury’s is very special. Have a lovely evening, jan
by jan obrien
on October 19th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
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Hi Deb,
I don’t think anyone can top that for worst/most unromantic gift period. Doesn’t matter what the occasion, septic system flushings should not be on the shopping list.
Maybe your honey needs a new rule of thumb. “If you bring it up at dinner and people say, ‘Ew!’ then it’s NOT a gift!”
The dinner sounds wonderful, though, and 33 years is amazing. Happy Anniversary.
Ellen
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Oh, Ellen, you always make me smile. I’m anxious to get caught up with my writing so I can read your book and see if that lovely humor shines through.
Jan, you are so right about the whine, but I ordered a wonderful bottle of Pinot Noir and my pout immediately disappeared.
Actually, like Kim, hubby and I usually don’t buy each other elaborate gifts for our anniversary, but we reserve the right to buy something wonderful that we both love if we happen to stumble across it — like last year’s marvelous art that we both still love.
And the guy truly is my hero. This morning he combat crawled under the house to rid us of a wood rat that was trying to make her nest in our dryer vent — again. Second year in a row. I’m picturing our dryer on some wood rat publication under the heading: Rental Available.
Does this redeem him? Clean septic and rodent extermination!!! 
Deb
by Debra
on October 20th, 2007 at 11:44 am
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Sometimes love speaks in weird ways!! I’ll take that kind of gift any day!!!
Happy Anniversary!!! I wanted to thank you for the books and goodies! I love the book jacket.
by Chelle
on October 20th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
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A very happy anniversary Deb; you’ve got me beat because we usually don’t even go out for our anniversary. Where did I/we go wrong, lol?
by RobynL
on October 21st, 2007 at 9:40 pm
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Congrats on your anniversary-33 years is wonderful. Septic cleaning seems a sad gift, unless you think of what could happen. As it happens I also had a problem with ours it was plugged and backing up in the shower in the basement. Called and it wasn’t full, but plugged, so it was snaked out and works great now. What a mess in the basement shower though, when looking at the alternative. My husband and I are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year and our daughter gave us a lovely open house and it was wonderful to see so many frinds . Have a wonderful belated anniversary time. Blessings to you, Georgina
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Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby!
It’s always heartwarming to hear about couples that have been together for so long in a time when too many people give up and don’t even try when the slightest problem comes up.I hope you have many many more.
by Dena Walton
on October 26th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
