Mindsin - pt. 5 (back to basics)

[mindsin]

Tonight's just yet another evening when my W comes home late (this time, yoga class). At home, I helped my son with his homework and some extra study assignments, just as I do every night. Then I played tea party with my daughter (inspired by MrBond), which my son later joined in.

My W walked into the house just as I finished getting the kids ready for bed. She finally got her new iPhone working by going to the Apple store, followed by a visit to the AT&T store, and somehow blamed me for her troubles. A year ago, I got her Verizon-branded iPhone to work on an AT&T network by inserting a SIM card.

There was just some small talk in the kitchen about some of the products she's supporting at her job and how many millions of dollars it will take to launch this new product. I listened, and asked a few questions back. She then asked me about the few errands she had requested from me, to which I said "I took care of it all".

She then asked me about how my day went. I worked from home today spending most of the day taking an online training course.

I then asked her about our son's school event on Friday evening. I asked if she'd be able to take him, since I will be quite a distance away that day at a company event, and I won't be sure if I'll make it back in time. She said she can't take him because she won't be around. I asked her what she's doing Friday night. She simply replied, "I have something going on already. I'm already committed. I'll have my dad take him". I let it go at that point and said, "well hopefully I make it back in time".

It's pretty obvious that she will be with the OM (I guess he's flying in Friday afternoon). Since his W will be returning (after a 3-week stay with her brother in another country), I'm assuming he wanted the extra time so he has a chance to spend ample time with both his W and kids, as well as my W.

$1000 says she will tell me she's spending the night on Friday, and another $500 says she'll be spending the night on Saturday as well.

I've already prepared myself mentally for it so it doesn't bother me all that much. I'm going to have a super Friday night and Saturday with my kids, with or without her.