Is anyone else ever tempted to respond by listing all the things she did that day? ...
Him: "I took the garbage out."
Her: "While you were gone I did 2 loads of laundry, brushed the dogs, cleaned the aquarium, changed the sheets on the bed, and started supper.'
However, I have to be nice now because DH is helping me with a big garden project, building a new greenhouse -- I have the plan, and will do plenty of work, but he really does the hard stuff. Since he's a couple of years younger than me I also keep playing that card...