Dude I know who you are! and in your case I could see how your wife might wonder about that on occasion. LOL! But truthfully, she's a woman and thats how they are programed to operate. You gotta play the game with them ahead of time, as hard as it is this time of year, you gotta make them feel like a queen and then once they've taken the bait, just say, "Oh by the way you wouldn't mind if I went shed hunting on my free time this spring." If you've played your cards right, she cannot say no. I'm all lined up to go shed hunting, Iknocked out the biggest thing on the 2009 honey-do list first and that was getting a new kitchen put in the house. Now if that ain't a kitchen pass to do what I want for the next year or two, than I don't know what is! We'll have to get together and plan a trip out to find some bone! Didn't get to go this weekend due to weather and a few projects left around the house. I'm heading out for sure tomorrow all day to see what I can turn up!But to answer your question, My wife has used that very same line on me a few times for shed, deer and elk hunting and I just tell her "It's only once a year that I get to do these things honey" She always rolls her eyes but inside, she knows I deserve free time too.LOL