H called out a friendly "Have a good one!" when he left today! HA!! This stuff cracks me up.
The mood was eerily NICE today, conversation what one would call "normal" - no evil-eyed looks, no nasty noises . . . He asked, "So, Pilates is going well for you?" And I said an of-course type "Yes!" "Good. I'm glad it is."
Also, (as he was writing out the biwkly chk [for $100 less]) "Did you cancel the home-phone line?" Me: "Yes" (which he would have known b/c he used to be the only one who called on it). "Good. That's good."
After he plugged the 2 tire holes, mowed the lawn, had small talk & left this morn., he comes back an hour later & fixes the several broken sprinkler-heads in the irrigation system (This was the reason - tho I didn't know it at the time - that he was on me about watering the lawn every night 2 mo ago! HE knew the sprinklers weren't getting to that section of lawn [they are set to go off in the dead of night/morning, so I never realized they weren't doing their job] but couldn't/didn't want to fix them them; rather wanted me to do it (or fail). . .) Anyway, more light talk - talking about the 2 doves that were sitting under a bush that D wanted him to catch for her. . .About the new tires I called around to get quotes on. . . Seemed a bit surprised that I had looked up & could quote the specifics of the ones we had (tread depth & width, mileage warr., & asked his opinion on the 'comparable' ones one place tried to sell me on. He then went into how I could buy them on-line & just bring them someplace to mount, etc. & save about $50, but he ws pretty careful to word it like a suggestion. I decided to go the easier, $50 more way, and made an appt for tomorrow to get it done & over w/. So, all in all, pretty Weird. I reminded him of the neighbor's name who would be here watching the kids when he came to pick them up tonight; he asked me what to pay her &, when he saw her in the yard, went to say hello . . .all pretty Normal. . .After a while we were both in the kitchen & did the small talk/check thing &, after playing w/the kids a bit, called out his "Have a good one" at the front door.
Well, yes, thank you. I think I will.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Me: 45 - WAH: 36 S8; D6 M: 11 yrs 07/06 Initial Bomb 10/06; D Bomb 11/06 - DBing begun 1/5/07 - H moved out 03/16/07 To date: No papers filed; H not seen a L; trying to convince me to MUTUALLY file for D
