Here's a good one! Last night D17 and I went to the hospital to visit Dad. Wife called and asked us on the way back to drop by and pick up a cake she'd bought for the girls. As I was leaving she asked me to contact the Gymnastics Club for tax reciepts. I gave her the email address and said "just email them"...seems like no big deal right? Apparently she did try to email them and it did not go through. This is part of the email I get from wife this morning. Keep in mind that today is my birthday and my father is dying in the hospital. "... I really don't appreciate that I have to chase after you and the gym every year. You might not know that I pay for the additional cost to get the tax calculations done and to find out the difference in order to to split the reimbursement with you each year. I prefer not to have to do the work for this as well. A little bit of attentiveness goes a long way for me." Well, excuse me!!! I emailed back "I will contact the gym as you asked but please keep in mind that under the present circumstances I am doing the best I can in regards to my family duties" I love that line " a little bit of attentiveness goes a long way for me"... It sure does, in the past it got me a new place to live. Priceless!
Thanks folks. It hasn't been the best of days so far. Aside from the snarky unexpected email from wife, I've had a health issue jump up and bite me in the ass...again. If anyone remembers last year on my birthday I had an unexpected health issue arise which freaked me out and I ended up at the doctor's office that evening. That ended up being a prostate infection. Well, this year I've had another attack of who knows what but once more it involves blood coming from somewhere it shouldn't be! I had a colonscopy in October and was clear but... I just don't need any more friggin' anxiety right now! My doctor isn't in today so I'll probably go see him Thursday or Friday just to be smart. I'm beginning to really hate birthdays! Maybe I'll just skip it next year.
Well, this day just gets better and better. My mother phoned me and asked if I was coming to see Dad tonight. I said I was. She said that he'd asked the doctor what his treatment options were and the doctor told him there were none, they would make him comfortable but that's all they could do now. Dad was understandably very upset and shaken by this news. Although he knew the end was coming he just obviously didn't think it was this soon! So, I'll be heading down shortly to comfort him. I'm going to try and get a fifteen minute rest before I go. I've pretty much had it with this day!
The night got better! Had a nice visit with Dad, he'd bounced back from the upsetting news. When I arrived my Mom and brother were still there and my cousin and her husband were visiting. I haven't seen cousin in three years, since her Dad's funeral. Tonight wife dropped D off from gymnastics and came up to apologize for her email earlier today. She said it was not a nice email, it was written in anger and was sorry for writing it in the manner she did. I can't remember the last time she apologized for anything, it's not one of her strong points. So, she wished me a happy birthday and said she'd like to take me and the girls out to dinner tomorrow night to celebrate. That's the end of my eventful day. I'm bushed.
