So, neighbor called as I was driving home to ask if I knew H was at my house.
Nope. I did not.
He was gone by the time I got home.
I’m not worried, but he has been doing this more often lately. He is dropping in with no notice, but not being at all subtle. It is to the point that I can almost count on a visit if he is dropping or picking up D3.
This time he called to tell me he had come by. Probably saw my neighbor and figured I would hear about it. We ended up talking longer than we had in a long time. Nothing heavy, just schedules and holidays.
D3 got invited to go with the big cousins to see Disney on Ice tomorrow & he wanted to know what he could do to help. He had actually texted the same thing earlier. Couldn’t think of anything, but I thanked him. He also said he had paid the daycare today. I must really be in a haze. I haven’t forgotten that before. He offered to pay daycare every week. I may take him up on that, especially since he no longer is putting money in the account.
He asked if I needed help with the green beans I am bringing to TK day. I told him I had it handled, but he was welcome to come by and help if he wanted to. He said he would be working till one, so he didn’t know.
Seriously? What is so difficult about green beans that he wants to help? And for that matter, why did he offer if he was going to sleep in!?
Crazy MLC man…
Anyway, he asked about Christmas plans. He had offered to fly me and D3 up to Michigan so I could be with my family. A nice thought (if he has no ulterior motives) but too much crazy for me. I don’t have any extra time off, so it would be a huge rush on the busiest travel days of the year. Yuck.
H doesn’t like Christmas and has said D3 could spend most of it with me anyway. Every other year we have spent with his family. I did all the prep work and he complained about how crazy and overwhelming it was.
Told him that I wanted to skip the giant overnight family celebration and do things my own way this year. This year is all about keeping it easy and low stress.
Going to drop gifts with the cousins and grandparents, but stay home the rest of the time. He said he didn’t know what he would be doing with work and everything, but man-o-man did he sound wistful.
I planned the perfect Christmas for me, but I know that is how he always wanted it to be too. He just never could stand up to his mom’s idea of how it should go.
I told him he is welcome to come or not come to any part he wants to. Don’t worry though, my hopes aren’t rising. I honestly don’t think he will be coming, but it would be a good thing for him to be there with D.
