A CRANKY EVENING, MOM BLOWS IT AND BLOWS UP!
My Friday evening mess-up started when I decided to squeeze in some errands before going to the Thurstons' potluck and music party, to which I'd been looking forward. I had wanted to get some piano practice in before we went. When I came back, Nadine was using the computer, which I thought I needed. I sulked; I was in a Mood. A succession of other things, probably minor, went wrong; I was tense, and Nadine seemed agitated as well, and perhaps said a few choice words of comment. I finally blew up at her. -- I mean, I even raised my voice. I felt like I hated myself and yet the pent-up tension got the better of me.
I finally got the "lid" back onto myself and stopped. Nadine looked at me with concern and told me she loved me. She obviously felt compassion (although she hadn't at first), as if she knew I didn't want to be reacting the way I did. It was a moving moment as we looked at each other.
I stood there for a while, and then we got ready for the dinner party at the Thurston house -- I took a shower, Nadine got ready, and off we went.
A WONDERFUL PARTY ANYWAY
It was a wonderful party -- the Thurstons plus Alice with Daphne and Alexander, and another family; super company, super dinner at their long table, the first time we'd been at the Thurston house since we had stayed with them. Hassler made super spice cookies; Margaret made cobbler; all the kids made whipped cream, taking turns gleefully using the whisk (including Nadine). There was fun talk. Later on the kids visited and played hide and seek -- the house was excellent for it. And they all did some fiddling together as well.
After we came home, we both were a little "off" again, but we went to bed after I took my vitamins and she took her medicines. She snuggled into bed with me for a while, and after that I couldn't rest.
Soon afterwards, she snuggled with me on the downstairs loveseat, and we all were relaxed again.
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