My husband, on the other hand, tends to go with the flow. His most recent approach was to decide after the toddlers had arrived for the weekend to sleep in a tent in the back yard with grandson. He was pretty excited about this adventure. Our two man tent has not been used for maybe a decade (it smells) and the directions have long since been lost along with our foggy memories of how we used to set it up. No surprise, but help from the five-year-old was not as useful as he had hoped. After a couple of hours and some stifled bad words, this was as far as he got before he admitted defeat. I think I am happier facing less disappointment and spending more pre-time as the one who over-plans.
oh man, I bet I could have helped with that tent - it looks a lot like the one I used to go camping in before I got my new little one-man pop up. Bet you still had lots of fun with those little ones!
ReplyDeleteI am a planner too! It saves so much in stress and frustration. I even cook ahead so I don't have to spend my time in the kitchen. I want to be visiting with my grands. They are teens now...so much going on!!
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SueAnn
Perhaps it's time to buy a new easy to put up tent, copy the instructions to save, and punt. I hope you two have fun despite it all. :)
ReplyDeleteI plan too.
We have one of those tents, unused for decades, in the basement. I don't think we could ever get it together, so I have a lot of sympathy for your husband.
ReplyDeleteI've been there, done that so I feel for him. Still, time with the grandson is worth something. Enjoyed reading some f your stuff. like your style. Take care.
ReplyDeleteMost men are notorious for that - or else they lean the other way and plan to the nth degree!
ReplyDeleteDid you end up being the one who put it away when defeat was admitted? I'm sure it was a lovely time thanks to a bit of over-planning. ;)
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing and the boys are not coming til June. lol
ReplyDeleteThat photo made me chuckle. I know I wouldn't know how to put up a tent.
ReplyDeleteYou would think the Queen was coming for a visit when I am expecting my daughter and her girls. I clean like crazy and two minutes after they unload the car my place looks like a hurricane went through. I always wonder if I will ever learn and just relax. They never notice the results of my efforts and would not notice the dust, either.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, I end up eating all the high calorie food I bought for them after they leave. I'm an idiot.
Haha! Tents are kind of confusing. At least his last minute plan was attempted in your backyard and not miles away at a campground.
ReplyDeleteI just love it when my daughter and grandson come to visit, I do the same thing! I totally clean, even its already clean! My son wants to set up our tent in the back yard, havnt figured out of we have all the pieces yet......
ReplyDeleteI must be inherently lazy as I have learnt to do the cleaning after The Tinies have gone! Love the idea of the tent - sorry it didn't work out.
ReplyDeleteTidying up BEFORE they come? Now there's a novel idea.
ReplyDeleteI bet the little one is sad at not being able to a tent with grandad, it would have made for a memory of a lifetime.
That sounds like what goes on here before company. My husband fiddles with the computer or reads while I get ready. He doesn't understand that I like not to be stuck doing the work while everyone else is visiting.
ReplyDeleteMy grandsons are older, now though, so they help me do the work. I know that won't last, so I am taking advantage of it.
BTW, I think my husband could figure out the tent, having spent most of his younger life outdoors.
I guess it is world wide. I plan the meals and activities and Ron acts like it's all insignificant. Then the family arrives and he has a ton of things planned that mostly involve the grandsons and farm work. At least he pays the boys and they do love that.
ReplyDeleteI do all the things you and Darlene do. I always over cook and prepare. The times the tent went up - children were back in the house in a couple of hours - also when they wanted to sleep on screen porch. Too dark and they were afraid - even with their flash lights!!!
ReplyDeleteit is hard to take defeat,
ReplyDeletebut letting go is a wise option.
Happy Monday,
you deserve happiness!
I'm so much more like you, although my standards for being prepared are well intended but never fulfilled to the degree I would like.
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