For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 25, 2023

Invention is the mother of necessity.

What? No new carpet?

John: Yeah, good thing.

I guess they didn’t have it in blue then?

El suffers from empty nest syndrome? Or did the cartoonist forgot there are still,two kids at home and a dog?

Only bad for the checkbook.

So the store didn’t have the sofa in blue like Ellie asked yesterday

The eternal torment.

I guess she’s started nesting again.

In panel 2 the couch DOES look nice in there.

But in panel 1 and 3 where the walls can change their colors, the couch would have looked nicer in there if it had been blue!

No sofa in blue, I guess.

I just went though the same thing with my wife, feel like he wrote this about me LOL

Give her time. She is just getting warmed up. Redecorating is a LONG process.

Why is she asking him to hum? :)

My couch is the back seat of my 2 door Jeep on a wooden base I built. How many couches have seat belts. Didn’t feel the need to redecorate.

I think, John, is going to have to do a lot of dental work in the coming months plus raise his prices ! ! !

“I’d rather be blue”

One thing at a time Ellie.

Yep women sure pay attention to details, details like CHARGE IT, and I must have money in the bank, I still have checks in the check book. Ellie, a can of Liquid Gold, a couple of cleaning cloths and some new lamp shades and all is good. Do you want to live in a home Ellie or just a house?

One thing ALWAYS leads to another!

Judging by the second panel, it’s a good thing that the couch didn’t come in blue. Otherwise it wouldn’t have blended in with the rest of the decor.

He makes the money, and she just has to spend it. Burning a hole in his pocket.

John has many dollar signs swimming in front of his eyes…. The Kitchen will be next, and then the Bathrooms !

@Uncle Kenny- Believe me, with Elly, the carpet isn’t far behind.

Can’t just repaint one wall inside a house

If you give a mouse a cookie…

John should put his foot down and say no to some of his wife’s ideas. It would be a good idea to have a little money saved for a rainy day. Elly may soon come face to face with Trudeaunomics.

And there you have it John…it is what it is!

Don’t let her look at the ceiling.

Hum?

welp, time to get a job, eh El? is that where this is going?

What happened to “Do you have it in blue?”

Might as well add that new room while you’re at it

What do you want to bet that the colorist at some point will remember that the couch is supposed to be blue and all of a sudden this one will be “reupholstered”.

Been down that endless road before…….

Oh, and I suppose the BASEMENT FLOOD was a blessing, too!?Cru-Elly is such a superficial pig that it’s no wonder the library’s going to fire her next week!

Get out the cheque book, John

This particular strip hits close to home. I empathize with John.

Now the fun begins.

We are remodeling our whole house basically. New flooring and carpet, new paint throughout, bathrooms and the whole nine yards. I told my wife that we could not afford new furniture as well and she agreed but I am waiting for the other shoe to drop.

With all the difference of opinion and variety of values it’s difficult to remember that this is a comic strip based on events of the authors experience. I knew many women who insisted on new furniture every few years because they could afford it while I couldn’t afford their second hand cast-offs because they married well and I got nothing because I asked for nothing. So many hateful comments in here really ruin the experience for others who are just barely hanging in there. #Healing

Several years ago we had a small microwave fire. No other damage. We had to get new cabinets because the new microwave made them look shabby. We had to get new tile because the new cabinets made the flooring look bad. We had to get new carpet in the rest of the house so all of the flooring would look good. Of course you have to paint before you can put down new carpet. That was the most expensive microwave I ever bought.

Hello renovation, goodbye savings.

I guess they didn’t have it in blue!

Surprised that Elly is talking about spending money on furniture. Isn’t Michael’s college tuition going to cost a fortune?

Anything new in home decor is often at the top of a slippery slope.

You can practically see the dollar signs spinning around John’s head.