G, that is. He got back from Boston late Thursday night.
One of my friends husbands was away at the same conference and she remarked to me as they left that she loved it when he went as she didn't have anyone to bother her about what she watched on TV in the evening or to leave things lying around the house. I laughed but didn't really identify with what she said as I was more concerned about who would take out the rubbish, who would make me a cuppa in the evening, who would do the morning school run & who would give me that precious hour off in the late afternoon by playing with the kids and put them to bed.
However! You just cope with these things when you have to. It's a luxury to have someone else to do them for you but when they're not there you just get on with it. No big deal. And I'm not really as hopeless as I like to be when G is around ;o)
When he got back though, the house immediately became a total mess with crap lying around everywhere in places crap just doesn't belong. His laptop bag should NOT live in the middle of the living room floor. His shoes should NOT live under the sofa! Used glasses do not stay where they were last put down! Dirty laundry does not live where one steps out of it on the floor! And last night I had to pause the TV 54 times while he went off to do various things. He needs to go back to Boston!
(It is nice to have him back, honest!)
Posted by katie at June 17, 2006 02:58 PMLOL!
When we were young, dad had a job that sometimes sent him off to other parts of the country for a few days at a time. Mom was already really ... well, let's say stressed while he was gone.
Posted by: Steve at June 17, 2006 07:25 PMMy job has been taking me away from home for 4 days a week for the last 7 months or so... now that's coming to an end so I'm only away 2 days a week. Carolyne is finding it hard to adjust as "I got used to you not being under my feet during the week". Honestly... you can't win!
Posted by: Aka at June 18, 2006 07:28 AM