Last night S called H and said he wanted to stay with me and not go for a ride with H.
This morning the kids called and said we were at the gym and asked his he was picking them up there - left a message.
H called me while we were shopping after gym. He said he'd come get them. I replied that we weren't at the gym and we weren't home either. We were out looking at pets and then off to Walmart. He asked if I wanted him to meet us there or just at the house. I said the house would be fine.
The kids and I went to walmart. We got in and there were no carts. So I asked the kids if they'd go get one and then meet me back here. They jumped at the chance. Well guess what. S decided to take a different way back to where I was. They didn't see me and so they decided to go to where they thought I was going to go next (based on what I said I needed to buy). I was panicing. It was only like 20 yds to the carts- straight down the isle we were on. So I had them paged and they still didn't get there. I was in tears. I called H and asked if he'd changed his mind and had come to Walmart- he said no why- then the kids turned the corner. They had come back to where I had said to meet originally. I told H and then we hung up . I just looked at the kids and D broke out in tears and S was almost there. So I just said that they had scared the [censored] out of me. And we finished our shopping and then went home. On the way home I reminded them that the reason we go the same way is so that I know where they are and where I could look for them. We talked about how I couldn't go look for them because then they'd never find me. That is why when you are meeting someone, and you get there and you can't see them- you stay put. That's why when you are lost you stay put- so the adult can walk around and find you. I think they got it now!
H came to the house to get them. I was cleaning out my closets when he got there. He just came in. i had left the door open but normally he rings and waits even though the door is open. This time he came in- so that's a good thing right?
He asked what I was doing (Clothes on hangers all over the living room...) I said cleaning out and rearranging the closets and that I needed to make better use of the space I had and get rid of some stuff. He said he needed to do that too.
We talked football for a bit. He left with the kids and I closed the door behind him.
So if you were me, would you see that as H wanting to try?
