Sent W a Happy Birthday text (right thing to do). They are still on vacation. My text simply stated, "Happy Birthday! Have a terrific Day.
Later, received call from Daughter while they were en route to next locale. Talked to two out of the four children (two were sleeping) Nice to hear their voices..I've never been away from them for more then a couple days. Asked about the ctuise and let them storytell. Man, I love those precious kids.
I heard other D ask W, "Mom. do you want to talk to Daddy?"
W: Sure.
W: Hi
Me: Happy Birthday.
W: Thanks, and I received your text, too. I really appreciate it."
The rest of the convesation revolved around kids, and moving items from old house. W did most of the talking for another 10 min.
I found a good breaking point to end the conversation first and said, "You guys sound tired so I'll let you concentrate on the road. Hopefully, you'll be able to celebrate a little later. Be safe."
W: Thanks again for the Birthday wishes.
Thought I handled the convo pretty well.
W is definitely trying to engage more in dialogue when on phone. I'm not biting. She does ask questions like, "What's new this week or Anything different to reoprt, etc. Like she's fishing.
My guess is she wants to know what my job search is producing. Who knows? At least it's been civil lately.
