How Was Your Day Honey?

How Was Your Day Honey?

I find this to be an interesting question from my wife.  Being married to an accountant has it pluses and minuses.  I never have to deal with bills, reconciliation of the bank accounts, or taxes.  The minuses, saving for the future, i.e. College for the kids, home improvement, watching what I spend etc.  So when she asks how my day went it's tough to answer, because I know the look I'll get when I start to tell her.  I'll get that glazed over look of, I have to look like I'm paying attention, but I don't have a clue as to what he is talking about.

Those who are of a technical nature know what I mean:  Boy that query to SQL server was a pain.  I had to write a stored procedure that took dynamic data to form a select statement based on the input from the user to use in my command object. Then manipulate the data to display the output in a format coherent to the user.  She nods and goes uh huh or you don't have to give me the technical details.  Well then I say, okay, I got some data and displayed it to a screen and it was hard.  As anyone, can tell, that last statement lacked some punch.

But in the end, I answered the question.  Unfortunately, it's my turn to get the deer in the headlight look. I ask, "And how was your day?"