Life as a new LBS

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So I kept it strictly business. She came over and let the dogs out while I was at work. When I walked in the house that morning, I could tell she had been there. I had made a grocery list on the counter. I had written like dog food and a vacuum cleaner. She went behind me and wrote "get pro plan salmon that is their favorite!" Beside the vacuum cleaner she wrote "get a shark (about $180) they are the best!. I thought that was kind of odd.

Earlier in the week, I had taken down all her pictures in the house and put them in a back room in storage. I had forgotten about 2 collage type frames in the stairwell. She took it upon herself to take those down and replace them with paintings. She put the frames right beside her pictures in that storage. Almost like it was retaliation against One of my friends interpreted as she lost the upper hand and that was her weak attempt to regain it. Finally, she gathered what little knick knacks she had left behind.

She texted me the next day and let me know she had been at the house from 9:30 to 11:30. A little subterfuge on her part, when she told me she wouldn't be there until 11:30. She brought our other dog over and let them play. She started opening the flood gates and saying a lot of emotional things. I didn't bite. I tried to validate. Then I cut it off. I responded "I prefer not to talk about this over the phone or through text. We have some logistics and responsibilities to discuss. You let me know when you can meet. Doesn't have to be at the house. And it needs to be sooner rather than later"

That really pissed her off. She didn't respond for 2 hours. Then she said we could meet Monday after work. I countered I might leave town for a few days. Could we do this weekend? She said no for Saturday and said she would let me know tomorrow if she could do Sunday. I ended it there and told her I would let her know about Monday. "Enjoy the holiday"