Weird couple of days. Thursday I came home at lunch as both girls were ill and my H could only watch them until1:00 as he had to go to work himself. Being a pilot, the option of WFH isn’t really available. I told him when I got in that I would take the girls to a local cafe for lunch and he was welcome to join us. He said he couldn’t then a little while later said his flight was cancelled and he would join us if still ok. I said that was fine. Later, I had an appointment with D9s teacher and D12 had a doctors appointment. He said he would stay and take D12 to the doctors if I took D9 with me to see her teacher. When I got back with D9, they were back from the doctors. He then said he’d take D9 to her tutors if I picked her up. All in all he ended up staying with us until 7:00 that evening. In that time he mowed the lawn, cut back the trees, sorted all the rubbish and tidied D9s wardrobe.
Friday we both went to D9s school show in the morning. We sat together and even smiled a few times whenever D9 did something funny. Afterwards I went for coffee with some of the mums and he headed back to his flat (he was working that afternoon). I got a call at 1:30 saying his flight was cancelled and could he pick up D12 from school and bring her back to the house. I said ok, and they got here at 4:00 and he left around 6:00 - but I suspect only because I had one of the mums coming round for coffee (he left when she arrived).
Saturday he was flying and I took the girls shopping and to the movies. He asked if he could come round on his way back to the flat to drop cards off. We weren’t here when he got here so he to the dog for a walk. He stayed about half an hour and then left.
Today was mother’s day. When D12 woke up she came downstairs with the cards, a big bunch of flowers and a present. He had obviously dropped all these off last night. The present was a bracelet from Swarovski. Not super expensive but not cheap and definitely not expected. I sent him a text saying thank you and that it was very thoughtful. He replied saying no problem, glad I liked it and that he hoped we had a nice lunch. The girls and I went to lunch together and after we all went round his mums for dinner. Dinner was a little awkward. We spoke directly to each other a few times but I noticed that even when talking to me he wouldn’t look at me. He would look at his mum or one of the children but he was talking to me. It was strange.
I know this post is full of my H. I had a lovely weekend and am honestly not spinning. I am just trying to understand what’s going on. This is not the behaviour of two people who have been separated for a year.
