Mac & cheese is NOT magic!!! Don't be led into the trap... you'll be living on Kraft when your S gets a little older, so don't force the event now.
At least it's sunny today--misleading with the cold. UGH.
BTW, got a babysitter after all. D6's special ed teacher called her sitter, who needs the dough. Whew! Now it's off to galavant with all my G/L friends at a formal dinner. I hope I don't have to dance with any women, though!
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
I should have named my thread The Twilight Zone instead.
Mr. Wonderful phoned me awhile ago to "chat". He was returning a call that I had placed earlier this morning regarding the girls... He was doggone close to being Bob again. What gives?
He told me he realized he hadn't given me a check for his car payment and extra child support yet and apologized. He told me he'd leave me the check tomorrow afternoon, along with the extra $ for the motor home payment too.
I thanked him for it and he apologized again for being late... uh, it's not late at all, but I just said OK.
Then he proceeded to tell me how our neighbors irritate him. This is D9s friend who is moving to a northern suburb (her dad is a dentist, and he bought a practice up north). He gave me the run down of his irritation. I said, "Yes, I know they can be flaky sometimes. I try to have some empathy with them because they're commuting so far until the house sells and we both know how stressed we got when we were living that life a few years ago."
He agreed with me and apologized for slamming them. WTF?
I did tell him that the mom is having some real guilt issues about returning to work, which is the root of some of her problems with the kids and mentioned that she asked me for some help in setting boundaries and discussing consequences.
He started to laugh and said, "Well, you're truly an expert on that subject over the past year, so I know you gave her an earful. BTW, what did you say to her?"
??????
I just commented that I told her to sit the kids down (who are the same age as mine) and say, "Kids, right now Dad and I are living by the seat of our pants. Our lives aren't exactly functioning smoothly right now, and I know you guys aren't really happy about all the changes.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding, and we'll be through with this soon. Until then, it would be helpful if you would both stop complaining about life because there is little Dad and I can do until the house sells. So the next person who complains must have a solution. Understand?"
Mr. W. was rolling on the floor...
I asked him what was so funny and he said me! Uh, I wasn't trying to be funny... I mustered up a laugh or two and told him that it worked with D9. He said, "Really? You had to talk like this to her?"
OMG, who the hell does he think talked to her????
I made sure I was wearing a big old customer service smile on my face when I said, "Yep, Mr. W. D9's cheerful cooperation is the direct result of a convo exactly like that one, but tailored to our sitch rather than theirs."
He replied, "I had no idea. You're good!"
This convo, along with his thank you card for the birthday gifts and dinner has me stumped. I think this guy is trying to outwit me, and I just can't lock on to his strategy right now....
WHATEVER!
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Bets- Do you ever have the suspicious feeling you're being watched? Mebbe fish are psychic....naaaaaaah. But it is so weird that you're getting Bob back from him. WTF? Myrrh
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
Today's horoscope... though I didn't "click here" to see if there were any planetary transits I need to consider!
Life is a constant education. Each day we learn something new, though we don't always appreciate the lesson. If we can't see an immediate application for the discovery, we tend to feel that it is of no real use to us. What you're going through may be of limited value with regard to your current situation, but there will come a day in the not-so-distant future when you will feel immensely grateful for all that you have been shown. Open your eyes wide. Friday the 13th may yet prove very lucky for you. To find out whether you are currently under the influence of any major, personal planetary transits - click here.
Hmmmm. What lucky event or circumstance can I imagine for tomorrow? I'm sure I can think of a few dozen... but will start with waking up a happy camper (and I usually do).
Maybe having Bob return in our WAHs is not as weird as it appears to be.
Clearly, it seems as though Sting and Mr. W. are responding in kind to our Barkerisms... and as Meredith pointed out a couple days ago, it is contagious. Bob lives to entertain, but nobody told us that he boomerangs!
Give Bob a try and see if your H doesn't boomerang back too!
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Betsey, I was just checking in on you, they defintely have the tractor beam on his a$$ from the mother ship
But I though of a great 180 for you, since he's been Bob of late turn the tide think back to the movie "Happy Gilmore" the Bob Barker scence on the golf course green with Adam Sandler, know what I mean? if you didn't see it you will probably think I am an alien If you did you can get up off the floor now. LOL. cause it was th eonly funny part of the movie.
You are a saint for putting up with him as much as you do. I know its got to be frustrating.
Wish you well and hope he bumps his head soon, maybe my W will too.
Wow, do you really see a halo Jerry? I can hardly wait to walk into mass and see if the rest of the congregation notices. Do you think I'm up for an award?
Triple J was telling me about Happy Gilmore last night, and I mentioned this on Meredith's old thread. I'm going to have to rent that dumb movie just to watch Bob take Happy down! Woo hoo!
I get to knock some sense into Denver's answer to Happy Gilmore! But WHEN?
Yep, it all started with a bump on the head, so I'm thinking another one might jog him out of Oz and back to Kansas. One day he'll notice those ruby slippers on his feet. Oops, don't tell him... he doesn't appreciate being called a drag queen...
Myrrh, I get the horoscope e-mailed to me every day, and I have no idea where. The "CLICK HERE" is a ploy to pay for some other more in-depth report. AS IF...
Time to head home to my reef. Laundry awaits me as well as picking up D9 and the neighbor girl from gymnastics (the flaky dentist family friend). Hopefully D6 won't be naked from the waist down when I walk in...
Another day living the dream... See ya'll tomorrow!
Bets
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
If you did you can get up off the floor now. LOL. 