Unless I’m in something like Delta sleep, I wake up and grab the blanket and sheet when my dearly beloved heaves into bed. He has to thrash around for a couple of minutes and try to haul the coverings onto his side. When I get into bed I enter from the head of the bed, pull the covers up from the bottom, and lie still after a few seconds. I’ve described and demonstrated this process, but it remains an alien concept to him.
Still, I wouldn’t trade places with my friend, whose terrific husband died suddenly a month ago after 62 years of marriage.(Her mother had said she couldn’t marry until she completed high school, so she got married the day after graduation.) My husband’s and my 55th anniversary was yesterday.
Rude people “slam” into rooms the same way. They walk in talking loudly to whomever is there as if they were all just waiting for them. In our household we enter quietly and see if speaking would interrupt the other person first. If so, wait until they acknowledge us.
Mike, it does go by fast, doesn’t it, though sometimes it might not seem so at the time!
Rondec, your family seems thoughtful. I liked your bit about “as if they were all just waiting for them.”
What got me at work was someone (whom I didn’t care for that much anyway) entering the bathroom, spying me in a stall, and starting a loud conversation. I’m sure that if I’d said, “You just don’t DO that, (whatever her name was – keep forgetting that),” she would have thought I was a sorehead. (Later she emailed me that she wanted to be friends after I retired; I didn’t answer, and she got highly indignant. Was I supposed to say, “Nunh unh, I don’t think so!”)
Varnes almost 9 years ago
What?
ralphyork666 almost 9 years ago
Maybe Janis could read on her Nook. I’m sure a little nooky would wake Arlo up.
riverhawk almost 9 years ago
I think they just did.
Arianne almost 9 years ago
Gokie5 almost 9 years ago
Unless I’m in something like Delta sleep, I wake up and grab the blanket and sheet when my dearly beloved heaves into bed. He has to thrash around for a couple of minutes and try to haul the coverings onto his side. When I get into bed I enter from the head of the bed, pull the covers up from the bottom, and lie still after a few seconds. I’ve described and demonstrated this process, but it remains an alien concept to him.
Still, I wouldn’t trade places with my friend, whose terrific husband died suddenly a month ago after 62 years of marriage.(Her mother had said she couldn’t marry until she completed high school, so she got married the day after graduation.) My husband’s and my 55th anniversary was yesterday.
ron almost 9 years ago
Rude people “slam” into rooms the same way. They walk in talking loudly to whomever is there as if they were all just waiting for them. In our household we enter quietly and see if speaking would interrupt the other person first. If so, wait until they acknowledge us.
Gokie5 almost 9 years ago
Mike, it does go by fast, doesn’t it, though sometimes it might not seem so at the time!
Rondec, your family seems thoughtful. I liked your bit about “as if they were all just waiting for them.”
What got me at work was someone (whom I didn’t care for that much anyway) entering the bathroom, spying me in a stall, and starting a loud conversation. I’m sure that if I’d said, “You just don’t DO that, (whatever her name was – keep forgetting that),” she would have thought I was a sorehead. (Later she emailed me that she wanted to be friends after I retired; I didn’t answer, and she got highly indignant. Was I supposed to say, “Nunh unh, I don’t think so!”)