Well LL and Sue (and the rest of gang ), it turns out that my fears were not justified...
Last evening W came home around 8 for dinner and it was a good one. D needed to finish up her spelling homework so we stayed pretty much together until it was time to head upstairs for bed. W said that D wanted to get to bed earlier so that she would not be as difficult to get up in the mornings. While we were upstairs, W mentioned that her mom wants her to visit and asked if I was planning on going to dance practice this evening. I said that since I was going to be leaving on Friday, I had no problem missing out on dance practice. W said that she was OK with that.
This morning W did complain a couple of times that she is not be able to work this weekend or can put off visiting her mom until the weekend either. I didn't rise to the bait but keep quiet while I read some of the first Harry Potter book to S in the living room. And when I saw them off this morning and hoped that both of them have good days, W gave an emphatic "NO" as a response.
So it turns out that W DID remember after all. This from a woman who was no longer concerned about keeping my schedule in mind. Good for her! And good for me since I am not at all pressured into changing my plans for the DB weekend.
W did occupy some of her time this morning trying to identify a large spider that has made a rather large web between some bushes in front of our bay window in the living room. She was very curious since her boss received a rather bad bite on the foot last week from a brown recluse spider. Her boss is hobbling around on crutches, has been out for the past several days and will likely be out for another week - so that is adding to W's work pressure.
So today I start getting my things together for the weekend. I am really looking forward to this. Although I do sympathize with W's work troubles and everything, I think that it's high time that she needs a sense of what it would be like not to have Bob to rely on. My prediction is that she will be decidedly glacial to me upon my return for a few days - but that will get her only farther down into the abyss that she seems willing to create for herself...
See you were worrying for nothing....boy has that happened to the best of us around here!!!
I am so happy that you get to meet some of the gang..I did check out the thread about get togethers..thing is I have not been in contact with most of them..it's you guys here that it would be neat to meet..maybe someday.."once upon a dream"(dd just had to buy Sleeping Beauty dvd)I had tears when she sang that song..and it's not pms!!!!!!!!!!!
Sue, you're so right on being scared of my own shadow!
I still think it would be a great idea if you were to try to get with the group that Blair is handling in your neck of the woods. You can't have too many friends in this world!
I'm about ready to leave the BobCave to head up to Virigina Beach. W was decidedly cool last night and this morning although she did apologize for not letting me know when she was going to be home from work last night. I had some stir fry that I saved for her. W didn't seem very curious about where I was going to be even though I left a printout of the beach house on the refrigerator door but she did ask when I was planning on returning. I told her that I'll be back home sometime in the afternoon on Sunday and that I'll be checking in with her and the kids tonight and tomorrow on my cell phone.
I'll miss them all - the kids, our medicated dog and even W. Monday looks like a busy day as there will be a job fair that I'll be attending but I'll do my best to check in and let you know how it all turned out.
Well - the DB gathering at Virginia Beach was a blast! I was one of the first ones there - ran into some rain (at times, bad rain) on the way but got there despite making a wrong turn and nearly going through the Midtown Tunnel in Norfolk. When it was all said and done, here is the rest of the attendance list:
MAL (the hostess with the mostest ), Berto, DC Guy, BJean, Zero12, Acorn, Dagny, Nikatnight, MarchHare72, SteveO, EvansMom, Jorge, AlmostGone, Leenie and RJJ.
Positives from the trip:
* Both nights I drank entirely too much wine. * But I found out that you can drink wine and do tequila shots without harming yourself too badly! * Berto is an awesome chef. The feast we had Saturday night (BBQ pork, tuna seviche, crayfish, crabs, green beans, corn on the cob, sauteed s, tomatoes with garlic) was to die for. And the fringe benefits of being the chef are not too shabby - are they, Berto? * Listening to everyone there just reinforced in my mind that I am still very much a work in progress. I could see parts of myself in a number of those stories - noncommunicator, etc. Believe me, it's good to see that I have made some progress but I still have a very long way to go... * I did wear my loud Hawaiian shirt on Saturday. It was one that my mother made for dad a very long time ago. Mom made a matching one for her and she eventually gave both shirts to W and me. If things do go badly for me, I'll make sure that I claim the other shirt - someone's already interested in it... * Only called W once on Friday night to let her know that I got there safely - talked very briefly with her before I talked to the kids. When W went on her weekend junket to DC last month, she only called once herself.
When I arrived back on Sunday, W and the kids were walking back from a nearby pond with the dog. The dog was very muddy so we took her into the backyard to rinse her off. The kids were very curious about where I went and I talked with them a lot - W's attitude conveyed that she didn't care a bit. She was not at all hostile - just very indifferent. The evening was a very quiet one as well - W did some work on the computer that she brought home with her while I fixed dinner and got the kids to take their baths.
So things are getting back to what passes for normal back in the BobCave. Got my weekly grocery trip knocked out this morning and attended a job fair earlier in the afternoon. There are two more job fairs on Wednesday that I'll likely attend as well - maybe I'll get something positive from one of those.
Yo, Gangsta Bob! Glad you made it back. You were the talk of the chatroom last night. We decided to call you Gangsta Bob, so that we can be your Bob Posse. I think you need to get some gold chains to go with that shirt. --z
Glad you had a great time on your outing..sounds like it was funnnnnnnnnnnnn..you deserved a break...but your w didn't seem to care...sorry..what do you make of her or why doesn't she want to give anything a try...I should talk but my h is not here..It would be hard to live together with that coolness all the time..I know I did it for a year..hope the job fair turns something up for you..keep your hopes up.
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), it turns out that my fears were not justified... 
While we were upstairs, W mentioned that her mom wants her to visit and asked if I was planning on going to dance practice this evening. I said that since I was going to be leaving on Friday, I had no problem missing out on dance practice. W said that she was OK with that. 
I think you need to get some gold chains to go with that shirt. --z