A little something I noticed yesterday that I wanted to make note of...
Last night was an open house at S6's and D9's school. All four of us went there to meet the kid's new teachers. On the way there I noticed that W had put on her black onyx ring on her ring finger. She hasn't worn her wedding ring for several months and at the start of the S she was wearing this black ring (it was her mother's). I hadn't seen even the black one for a month or two. She also had her 10th anniversary diamond ring on her right hand. I can't remember the last time I saw that ring.
I don't even pretend to know why she was wearing them now. My first thought was, "why bother". Probably doesn't mean a thing. Just wanted to mention it here for the record. It was odd seeing any rings on her fingers, that's why I noticed it right away. In fact as I type this I can't recall noticing them at any other time during the evening. She could have taken them off at any time and I failed to realize it. Who knows? Oh well.
I'm going to a movie tonight with some co-workers. I had asked W if she wanted to go but she declined. Said she had to mow her grass and clean the kiddie pool. She'll be too busy attending kid's soccer games this weekend to do that stuff, so I was okay with her not going to the movie. No pressure.
W did mention that she may take the kids to a free concert at the state fair on Sunday evening. I have a b-day party for my B that evening. W said I was welcome to go to the fair with them if I wanted. I'm going to think that one over. I could go to my B's for a couple hours then slip out and meet W and the kids at the fair. Right now for some reason I'm a little torn on what to do. It would be fun to see the band playing at the concert, but I feel like I'm at her beck and call if I go. My sister is in town from Denver and will be at the party, but I will see her at a different family party the night before. I'd like to let W have to manage the kids by herself at the fair and maybe miss my help, but I don't want to miss having fun with them all too.
Any suggestions? I'll probably leave the party early and go to the fair because of the kids, and I don't want to give any ammo to W's past claims that I favor my family (mostly my mother) over her.
