Not so Great Expectations.......

What a weekend!
Mr H has again driven me to the very limits of my endurance. Over the past couple of weeks, we have had some major drainage work done in our garden, including the digging of  a 12 meter deep hole, and several trenches, with the resultant mud (lots of) and mess. I, as usual, dealt with most of the chaos on my own as Mr H was away with work, and  kept him updated with photos etc. On his arrival home on Friday, his reaction was just as I expected; " why didn't the contractors backfill the trench properly? Why did they leave that like that? Why didn't you tell them to......"
No mention of "well done love for coping on your own, it must have been horrid"
It's what I've come to expect from him; I know I won't get any positive response. Ever. So I've lowered my expectations, which means I won't be disappointed. Which is rather sad really I suppose, being so sure that your husband will respond negatively, that you don't expect anything better.

And it got worse. On Saturday, the weather was good, so he decided that we should work through a list of jobs that needed doing in the garden (no consultation with me, but I didn't expect any). First on the list was assembling a flat pack storage shelf unit for our garage. We got all the bits out, he started trying to fit bits together, then had a tantrum because it didn't fit. Of course he hadn't bothered to look at the instructions. I said nothing, read the instructions, and started assembling the unit, and once he had got over his strop, he joined in and we got the job done. After that, he had to have a rest, assisted by a bottle or so of wine as he was "exhausted", while I cooked the tea, cut the grass, did some washing and ironing, and walked the dog.

And so we come to today, I headed for the garden (after making breakfast, clearing the kitchen, running the Hoover over). Mr H did 2 jobs from his list, while I did 3. "I've worked really hard this weekend"  he said  "I'm really proud of myself, getting all those jobs done"
No more (or less) than I expected.

Hannah x