Yeah, I know the cheesy phrase about assumptions. Let's ignore it.
Tim and I had a discussion earlier; both of us have made assumptions today which may not have a great outcome.
Assumption 1 - mine:
Rhiannon was still off sick today. I won't bore you with the details - see the previous post for the gory details; let's just say I am enjoying a late night bit of quiet time. On Monday, I asked the school to cancel the school bus for today as the man I spoke to on Monday morning didn't understand me. This was done.
Rhiannon is going back to school tomorrow. Therefore I assume that the bus will turn up as normal because it hasn't been specifically cancelled.
Tim thinks it will not turn up and what will I do if it doesn't? Apparently I should have phoned them today to confirm. I was a little busy and this didn't even cross my mind.
If the bus isn't here by 0810 I will phone up and hope for the best. If it doesn't come... I guess I may drive, but it's more likely I will chicken out (yes, I'm a wimp) and Rhiannon will have another day off.
We will see what happens in the morning.
Assumption 2 - Tim's:
His first words when he returned from work were, "Rhiannon has a sleepover on Saturday, hasn't she?"
"Erm... no."
"Well, haven't you phoned her to arrange one?" (The "her" is the mum of the girl who came her last weekend). "We've been invited out but can't go if Rhiannon's here."
All this in front of Rhiannon, by the way...
"I can't just phone someone I've only briefly met twice and ask her if Rhiannon can come for a sleepover on Saturday! It's just not done."
Or am I wrong? I don't know, but if feels rather rude to me. If I knew her better, fair enough. But I don't.
All this may change as the week goes on.
As we have no babysitter, my chances of meeting anyone new are somewhere between limited to impossible.
Of course, it's different for Tim, he meets new people at work and Rhiannon meets people at school.
I don't get the chance to meet or interact with anyone at school due to the bus service, which I still think is a wonderful invention. Without fluent language skills, I can't join any clubs or groups. Even if there were any nearby.
Such is the life of a trailing spouse.