THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION
Usually, the genius and I are able to understand each other pretty well. We spend time each day talking about what we did during the day, local and world news, and the conversations can get pretty deep. But we had a definite glitch this past weekend.
Our daily routine begins with his taking the dog(s) out whenever they awaken each morning. About 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning I staggered into the genius's office with Rufus in my arms and handed him over. The genius surprised me by saying, "I guess the little girl (meaning Jesse) is still asleep."
The only words I could get out at that time of day (or night!) were, "She's not here."
So he took Rufus out and in a few minutes came into the bedroom and said, "I'm ready to take her out."
I mumbled again, "She's not here!"
He said, "I've looked all over the house for her and can't find her, so she must be in here."
Again I said, "SHE'S NOT HERE!" That was still all I could think of to say.
He was getting very frustrated, but the light finally came on in his mind. "Ooooh, you mean he's out at Jim's!"
"Yes," I gasped, and pulled the covers over my head.
He exited the room more than a little miffed that I coulcn't communicate any better to him.
But what does he expect at 5:30 a.m.?!!
2 comments:
Due to a combination of laziness and stress, I haven't commented in a while. Rest assured, though, I have kept up, and check for new posts almost every day.
This post was classic, though, so I thought I'd give my two thumbs up. No sarcasm (again, due to laziness), but I thought you should know that this story made me smile.
We're looking forward to seeing you soon! Even if we did get downgraded from a month of Mimi time to a measly week. :)
I knew you were working on your thesis/project, whatever it's called, so I wasn't surprised by your silence. Looking forward to my visit. Then we'll be out again in June and we'll see you again in July!
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