XH and I played TT tonight........BIG pullback from XH tonight. I hadn't heard much from him throughout the week, but wasn't surprised (Cas, it kind of reminds me of when your MIL visited recently). His sister was in town for 5 days and he is trying to finish renovations on his mother's house so his tenant can move in next week. I asked him what he would be doing with all of his free time after the tenant moved in. He said "play TT"...........seriously, this will be the first time he hasn't been incredibly busy with tasks related to his mother's health and estate since the bomb. Wondering if he'll have a little quiet time to think then?
I was playful and XH laughed, but he wasn't as relaxed as he has been for the past 3-4 months when we've gotten together. He seemed uncomfortable when I got close during our games and when we walked to our cars, there was no hugging. No suggestion by him that we should play TT next week, but of course that's a holiday week. I wished him a Happy Thanksgiving and he responded in kind. No mention of plans for the holiday by either of us.
XH was told by his orthopedic surgeon that his arthritis isn't severe enough for a knee replace (Duh! Ya think?). The only time XH has real pain is when he plays racquetball, not walking or daily activities....so I'm glad the surgeon did the responsible thing. XH said the surgeon explained to him that a knee replacement is not a minor procedure and that he could be fit with a brace to allow him to play racquetball (that was another example of XH being in la-la land and probably not hearing what his doctors were telling him). XH gets the brace next week......I asked him if he thought he would play TT anymore after he got his brace. He said he thought he would play racquetball twice a week and TT once a week......suggested wednesday (the day we normally play TT) as TT night.
I think the pullback probably came as the result of his sister's visit. No doubt his sister spent time with GF#2 during her visit. It is possible that during X-SIL's visit, GF#2 might have found out about the amount of interaction I've had with X-SIL and XH........or X-SIL may have confronted XH to ask him what he is doing.
I scheduled a session with Jody saturday. I want to ask her opinion about the current sitch with XH. She always has great insights.
......on the home front, this week I managed to get several projects completed. YEAH!!!! For the last 4-5 months I had been getting quotes and scheduling contractors to do several repairs around the house (very time consuming). SO nice to have these jobs completed before winter arrives.
