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Friday, January 15, 2010

Grumpy-Pants

A husband who is not really enthused about a weekend getaway leaves a trail of clues, like breadcrumbs, hoping he will be able to find his way back to staying home.
Multiple questions over the last few days; "Where are we going again?", "Are we still planning on going?", "What are we going to be doing?", "When are we planning on going?".
Bearing in mind that this is a place we used to go to often, when we had a boat, in the summer time, this "amnesiac" approach is not gaining much ground with me. We even rented this same cabin one Thanksgiving and went with friends, so I know there is heat and all mod. cons.
When I left for work this morning Mr. Grumpy-Pants had returned to bed and put a pillow over his face. If he were a kid he would be running the end of the thermometer under the hot water tap before showing his mummy he has a fever and should not be sent to school.
If you hear an Amber Alert in California later today we may well be the cause. I am imagining a pathetic face peering out of the car window, holding a homemade "I've been kidnapped" sign - written in French, of course!

20 comments:

  1. Somehow the "reluctant schoolboy" hiding under the covers suits the situation perfectly. *lol*

    Have a wonderful weekend. I am sure once you get there, all will be well.

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  2. Now I am anxious to hear how it really went.

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  3. Hopefully he'll liven up once you get there.
    Have a good time either way.

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  4. I love these little glimpses into your heavenly life as an inter-cultural couple...

    My other half would murder me if I started writing about her, other than very obliquely and in the glowing terms I always use... and I know she is reading what I post... but then, she's wonderful, so the situation may not be quite the same... and although I'm not so wonderful, if she wants to go somewhere, even a remote island in the ocean, I'm always game... invitations to travel being dancing lessons from the deities (dixit Vonnegut).

    Now if she is blogging about me somewhere, I haven't found out about it yet...
    :-)

    Hope you have an excellent weekend !

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  5. Have a great weekend. Just hope that he doesn't swing the other way and start repeating the question, "are we there yet?" endlessly.

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  6. Would you believe that the word verification for my previous comment was dejoy!

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  7. Well sweetie he might as well have fun sulking in a new place. Hope you have a good time.

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  8. Perhaps he'll cheer up when you get there, hope so.

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  9. Oh dear! But you did make me laugh though. I can just picture the litle face and the sign. Hope it all turns out well though.

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  10. LOL, he is FRENCH you should know better after all this time, I think the culture is actually starting to rub off on me...I'm a reluctant leaver. Have a good time.

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  11. Have a lovely 3-day weekend getaway! Had it not been for a friend, I would have spaced on the MLK day of remembrance and tried to call you sooner than I will now.

    I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Bamber Alert!

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  12. Rent yourself a toyboy and tell him its OK if he stays home.

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  13. By now you're halfway through your weekend and might either be ready to pack up early and go home, or be supping by candelight with a husband belately grateful for having been dragged away for a mini-vacation. Hope it's not the former.

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  14. Oh, just drop him off somewhere on the way and pick him up when you've enjoyed the trip.

    I adore your sense of humour and your own grumpiness when you write about him. Like Owen, i want to know, does he know?

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  15. Jean, memories of your teaching days?

    TechnoBabe, watch this space.

    @eloh, I think it was good for both of us.

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  16. Owen, Grumpy-Pants suspects me of all kinds of awful things. I might as well live up to his expectations. Besides, the only bad press an Artiste can have is no press at all!

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  17. Martin, shades of "Traveling with Grandchildren?"

    St Jude, my reasoning exactly.

    Di, there was cheer, thanks.

    Argent, I was so happy about finally going that I got a whole week of "bounce: out of the idea alone.

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  18. Trudi, your thesis on the French nature is spot on, with the exception of Mr. G-P. who uprooted and moved to the U.S. What's a little weekend trip compared to that?

    Pliers, not quite three day, but worth it all the same.

    Dave, The core problem is that I am attracted to grumpy older men. The idea of a toy boy makes me want to throw up.

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  19. Deborah, details of a wonderful time to follow.

    Friko, thanks for the comment. Our quirky power struggle relationship makes me smile as often as it makes me mad. Go figure. I have shown posts about him to himself on occasion and have left an easy bookmark so he can read whenever he wishes.

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