Warning, warning, this post is NOT about wine….the lovely beverage. If you have a low tolerance for self-pity and whining, read no further!
It’s that time of year. I become a boat widow for the 2009 season tomorrow morning at 4:30. Dear Husband has the boat ready to be towed to the yacht yard, to be craned into Lake Michigan.
I HATE the days when he has to tow the boat. The last two times he brought it home, he had tire disasters on the trailer. I have asked him to buy one more spare tire, but he feels that is an unnecessary purchase. He told me he has four new tires on the trailer, and a spare, and he feels that should be enough. I was so ticked that I told him not to call me if he got another flat tire. That sounds so harsh, but the entire situation worries me, and makes me angry. Second Son said he would keep his phone on, and I’ll give DH SS’s phone number.
SO….it’s time to be planning FUN WEEKENDS! Next weekend I plan to fit in a trip to see Angels and Demons. I love Tom Hanks, and I enjoyed the book. The following weekend, I’ll be taking a trip with Elegante Mother to see her youngest granddaughter graduate from high school. And some time after that, I hope to make a road trip to Iowa with Frankie. The Antique Market, the Farmer’s Market, perhaps a trip to the Art Institute in Chicago, are all on my list of things to do. I’m open to suggestion!
Wish DH luck tomorrow. Think positive thoughts for him, and if you pray, pray all morning, please! *G*
Arrrgh!!!
It's just my state of mind!
Good luck to your DH; fingers crosed that he won’t have any tire troubles (or any other troubles for that matter).
Thank you, Bogie! The cat and I waived him off at 4:30 this morning. I hope he makes it to his destination without any trouble. At least there won’t be the usual traffic around him should something go wrong. He should be home this evening with a story to share.
Oh how I remember those days Buffy….they are still so vivid to me….
I hope everything went well with DH and that there were no disasters.
I’ll tell you one thing sweetie…I’ve been two kinds of widows now….the boat widow gets my vote. Love, Joy
Joy, everything went well. DH left so early there was no traffic to contend with, and all the tires held up!
I totally agree with you. I can deal with being a boat widow. I’ve adjusted to it, for all the complaining I do. I actually enjoy most of my free time, and I have plenty that I need to accomplish in that time.
I’m so sorry you’ve lost your Dear Husband. I can only hope that I deal with that situation half as well as you have, should my time come. Gather your kids and grandkids around you, and help them remember their dad/granddad.
My youngest and I saw Angels and Demons Saturday night – edge of the seat drama! Excellent show. I was very pleased the the very images I had in my head from the book were held up in the Ron Howard rendition. Oh course, it follows that it wouldn’t be too different from The DaVinci Code.
We so need to get our calendars out the next time we talk on the phone. I’m in on all that!!
For all of the similar interests that we have, Hunky Husband and I have rarely spent a lot of time together doing them – I often felt like a “whatever” widow. It took me years to realize that our doing things separately was the only way we could keep together.
I am so sorry that so many of my friends, in person and by blog, are truly widowed. My heart aches for them. On the bright side, HH assures me that he will outlive me. Going by his genetics, that is likely the case. It looks like I’ll get to complain about him for the rest of my life.
Enjoy your “free time”, Buffy. You and your DH have a good thing going!
Cop Car, you are so right! DH and I do have a good thing going. I’ve just been very slow to realize it.
There’s a story about my parents. My Dad retired from ComEd at 55 to run his own company. EM and Dad would be going along just fine, and then they’d hit a bump in the road, and Dad knew it was time to schedule an out of town trip. He’d be gone a week or so, and EM would be happy to see him when he returned. I’m positive it was what kept them together, AND HAPPY, those little trips out of town. 🙂
At least you and HH can have conversations when you meet in passing, having the same interests.
Don’t you think, though, that there are some things that are more fun to do with a buddy, or friend or husband??