Testicle Tuesday (very NSFW)

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On Saturday, my wife takes possession of her new house.  A very big step forward for the whole family.   Some friends will help move a  mountain of her stuff from the waterfront house and a few items from my house.

I wasn't asked to help with the move.  My wife might have been concerned about about my spinal problem.  The real reason probably was, as my daughter put it, me being there "would rain on Mom's parade."   Very funny and perceptive!

Thank goodness that I won't be involved in the move!!  My wife can get extremely bossy.... which is made doubly annoying by the fact that she does very little work herself.  

Knowing that my wife is disorganized and highly A.D.D., my daughter asked, "Could you look into what Mom has to do to rent a U-Haul truck and then send her an e-mail about it?  She'll probably try to get one at the last minute and none will be available."   I  did the detective work, e-mailed my wife about it and she phoned to very nicely thank me.

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I was to meet with our banker to arrange a mortgage in my name for half the value of the waterfront home.  My wife then said she would wait until our house sold and I could pay her then. Starting this week, we will, separately, look after all expenses for each our new homes.  The expenses for the third home (up for sale) would be split between us.

I said we would be facing a serious cash flow problem very soon, but she said, "Don't worry,  it will all work out."  It this the same woman I was married to for 21 years?... the one who had a hysterical over-reaction to every problem?   I think the reality of her exciting new life start to sink in.... finally.

I anticipate a couple more potentially difficult conversations this week.  As my daughter says, "Every conversation with Mom is difficult."   We will be making the final decisions about the division of our "stuff" .... leather couches, tables, electronics and the like.  After 21 years with a joint account, we need to have our finances completely separated by Friday such as bank accounts, payroll deposits, credit cards and bills.  The biggest hassle will be in getting her to actually do anything, once we've agreed upon it.

I'm sure there will be many more disputes along the way (hello ...alimony discussions!!) but these are becoming fewer and farther between.  Somehow, we've been able to come to an agreement eventually on everything so far. 

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