Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Someone Please Take Him

Living with Bob when the weather is bad is like living with a 3 year old wanting to go out to make a snowman. I'm looking for someone to come and play with him because he's getting on my last nerve. I enjoy staying inside on bad weather days but not him.  The forecast is for 1-4 inches of snow for tomorrow. He is climbing the walls.

It's pouring rain today. Because a broken hip or pneumonia are two things I fear the most I insisted he wear a hat. He hates hats. I dug out the least feminine knit hat I could find and had him put it on but you can see he was not pleased.

First he decided he absolutely had to pick up a package at the office. It was delivered on Saturday so there was no rush to get it but according to him it needed to be collected. Because it was raining pretty hard he drove to the office and returned with a huge box. True to Amazon, the item was not all that large but the box was huge. That made him decide we needed to get that box to the trash and out of our way before "bad weather sets in." I was not impressed with that idea.

Then he decided we needed gas in the car and wanted me to drive to get it. I knew we had half a tank and would not be going anywhere so my first answer was 'no.' Bob is 84, and an old 84. I began thinking about my father and knew Bob was thinking exactly like him. I got my coat and we took off. Back home he kissed me and thanked me and then said exactly what I knew he would say. "I feel better now. I don't like to not have a full tank of gas with bad weather coming in case we need to get out on the road for an emergency."

I remained quiet but wanted to say "Are you crazy? Neither one of us will be driving if the weather is bad. That's what ambulances are for." Anyway that's done now, we scratched that itch.

Of course the big box had to be delivered to the trash on our way to get gas.

12 comments:

  1. Getting gas before a big storm is classic behavior here in the snow belt. Somethings just aren't worth putting up a fight about, are they, when you know you're going to make someone miserable. I swear some guys just love the challenge of being out in rain, snow and sleet. They all should have been mailman. hehehehe

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  2. I hope you are offended but I am smiling all the way through this! I hope he appreciates you.....actually it is pretty obvious he DOES!!

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  3. The extreme anxiety drives them crazy as well as the caregivers.

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  4. he was getting on my nerves too until he gave you that kiss. :-)

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  5. It's all a balancing act. Dad hated baths. It was so stressful for both of us. Sometimes you just have to give in... for their sanity and your own. Glad he was appreciative. That helps.

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  6. Keeping the peace. Sometimes we give in because it is just easier, and keeps the peace. I hear you Linda. It's often a balancing act, knowing when to hold our ground versus just going with the flow and keeping him happy.

    Didn't realize your part of the country got that much snow!

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  7. I ordered a dozen eyedroppers from Amazon. They could have put it in a well-padded envelope or small box. It came in one big enough to hold six books. Then I ordered a pad of watercolor paper. It could have been packaged in an 11x14 box and it came in huge box! I don't get it.

    Good luck with your husband. He sounds stubborn but you sound up to the task of keeping him in line!

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  8. Now and then, where my mother was concerned, I found myself listening to her while repeating this mantra to myself: "I'm the adult in this room." You may find it useful. :-)

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  9. When a snow storm was predicted, we gassed up and groceried up. Of course, we lived way out in the sticks.

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  10. I like Linda Reeder's comment and can't possibly top it.

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  11. Aww, he loves you and that makes up for a lot. We gas up here also in case the power goes off for a week and gas can't be pumped even though the roads are clear.

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