how do you get over a bad start?

this morning i was having a great natter with charmaine. it was blissful because we haven't caught up in ages. i was in my room trying to organise things, but not having much success. today is a hugely busy day, compounded by the fact that sebastian is sick. poor poppet has a headache and a cough and those blurred watery eyes.

charmaine and i were having a great moan about life in general and the unlikelihood of me flying across canada this summer due to exorbitant costs/four children, when all of a sudden there was a frantic knock at the door. i thought it might be tara or katie, who are flying to new york today and might be in need of some airline reading material. but no, it was a lovely helper, who said,

"i just got a call from marianne, charles called her and he is trying to call you you need to get off the phone."

now, charles is flying back from india, doug is flying in from canada, that's a lot of air flying and a lot that can potentially be wrong. frantic i bid charmaine adieu, and dial charles.

"yes hello what is it what's wrong" i say, forgetting to be relieved that he answers the phone which proves he is alive.

and i am annoyed, yes annoyed when he says, "nothing is wrong. calm down."

he accuses me of being ticked (i am), i accuse him of being ticked and am happy to have the ammunition of how he ended a sentence to prove that he is cross. but you said this!  i cry, unwilling and unwisely.

how can a conversation improve from there? after miscommunication like that we are doomed to spending the rest of the conversation unhappy, and the majority of it was silent.

did i want to burn up the airwaves with silence? absolutely not. did he? no, he's a better person than i am. but we managed quite nicely.

and we have a chi chi lala ball to attend tonight. i have a frock and toenails the name colour. i need something warm to wear with it, because i don't plan on giving still-magnificent the cold shoulder, but you never know.

i'm kidding.

Comments

[Coral]

Oh, yes, that feeling of 'oh, I wished I had bitten (off) my tongue!'

You will be fine - just a special hug will sort it out when you first see MC.

Have a great time tonight! Sounds delicious!

[Dad aka Grandad Blake]

And you thought that I was being frugal when I lectured about long telephone calls. Now you can see the old man was clairvoyant.I sense your apology and accept it.
Love to all....Dad.

[Carolyn]

Too bad you are a half day ahead since as I write this a) DYC has arrived and is hopefully asleep while b) the kids are also asleep and c) your frock and nails have carried you away to spend a nice evening with younger bro' and by the time I get back to sleep tonight, all this will be behind you. Hope your day went well and did, in fact improve. I think there must be something wrong witht the moon. Had an interesting day at this end of the globe as well. Hugs and kisses to all, Love Auntie Carolyn

[Charles]

I'll heat up and cuddle your cold shoulders any day!