can the scandanavians finnish?
despite our best intentions, there are some things magnificent and i just dont get around to doing.
a great example of this would be booking flights and programmes for the kids. over one month ago i found a great summer programme for the triplets, located two blocks away from charles’ dad’s place. i also found flights for us. a great discounted price.
that was february 29.
four weeks, plus, later, those flights and classes have not been booked.
why?
magnificent is right here beside me. let’s ask him why.
"charles, why haven’t we booked those flights?"
"time." he responded. to which i replied, "what do you mean, time?"
"lack of time." at this point i am sure we both remembered watching seven episodes of lost and other time consuming things we enjoyed (or spending time with the children, which depending onthe day might not have been enjoyable) throughout march.
"no really, why haven’t we booked the flights?"
"why do you think we haven’t booked them?" he’s almost asleep, i better make this quick.
"traditionally, you do it.": this is a fact, but is it also an excuse? could i just flash charles a look one day after he came home and say, "i’ve booked the summer flights?" as he’s not going, would that look a bit rude? or aggressive?
he’s not answering me any more…i think he is asleep or bored of the conversation. but we tend to have mental block in our relationship like this. our conversations only take us up to certain points. and then nothing gets down and despite all the preplanning, we end up in a tizzy, which of course is not good for the anal retentive soul.
does this happen in any other household and does any one know WHY?
