Explanation

Good morning campers.

I am going to explain myself. I did think about just letting it go but I am truly trying to keep it real so I shall tell you what happened although I have to say that it doesn't seem as bad as it did when it first happened.

Anyways...

Thursday morning. I smelt burning. We have had issues with our dryer...I could smell like this melting plastic kind of smell coming through the heating vents..the heater and the dryer and both in the garage (garage is attached to house for you brits)..I looked in the garage and the smell was worse out there...I checked around the house again and went back to the garage with the intent of getting the heating guys number off the unit as I thought it might be coming from the heater...that's when I saw the smoke coming from the dryer plug.. I quickly turned the breakers off...when the plug had cooled off I pulled it out the socket..it disintegrated in my hand..it had totally melted... Now I never leave the house with the dryer running if no one else is home but my daughter was in bed and I was thinking of going to the store..I dread to think what might have happened if I did...anyway I called hubby and he bought a guy from work over who is an electrician to check to see if it was just the dryer or anything else.. he said it was the dryer so off we went to home depot to get a new dryer cord and a new socket for the wall...now I have been telling hubby for months about the dryer socket on the wall being loose and that I have had to keep putting the plug back in etc...he is the worlds worst procrastinator when it comes to fixing things...so anyways we get back from the store.. I know that hubby might take a while so I take the wet clothes up to the Laundromat to dry them.. I get home just in time to take Ryan to the first of 3 dentist appointments...2 and a half hours later after stopping by to pick up Ryan's paycheck we are home.. I have not stopped all day..nothing to eat etc... I check Ryans hours against what I have written on the calendar because I think they haven't been paying him enough..they did it last time so this pay period I wrote everything down.. sure enough his hours are wrong..this leads to an argument between me and Ryan.. he does not want to say anything to his manager..who I think he has a crush on but anyway...hubby who is sitting on the computer playing hearts tells me..ME not my son who is yelling his head off at his MOTHER.. to shut up...that I am "Shouting"..I was not shouting.. yes I was loud.. I am loud period..and yes I would say my voice was louder than usual..but I assure you I was not shouting..you wanna here shouting?  LOL trust me I can shout really loud..hubby just likes to tell me I am shouting like my MOTHER just to irritate me..and it works..it is one of those stupid button pushers married people like to use..he also likes to put his hands over his ears or whistle to add to the irritation.. I find it so damn childish and it just really pisses me off which of course is the whole point.. well I lost it..I told my son and his father that I am sick of being taken advantage of and I was leaving..I needed to be alone and get away from it all....so hubby proceeds to SCREAM at me to "Fu%^ing leave and not come back" so I did. I went to the movies but nothing took my fancy so I went to Booksamillion..did some serious damage there.. took my books and my supper which I picked up at the mall..and an ice cold six pack.. and booked myself into a Hotel... with a whirlpool..and two huge beds and silence..and let me tell you it was bliss!! I ate my supper on the bed...<giggle>...drank my cold beers in my hot bubble bath and read my new book... the whirlpool tub was amazing and I kept topping it up...I had a good old cry...talked to myself..LOL and had me a grand old time...I also ignored my cell phone...hubby had to deal with it all.. which included getting up at 545 am to make sure Ryan was awake... ;-) I had a leisurely breakfast at the hotel and then came home.. the house was a pigsty..the beds weren't made etc but I didn't even care.. my 12 hours alone were just what Ineeded...and yes I did get an apology from both hubby and son...I heard later from true beauty that there was a lot of texting and phone calls going on to the effect of "have you heard from mum?" "where do you think she is?" "You think she's coming home?" LOL..I am glad I gave them something to think about..and I think hubby might think twice before he whistles or cover his ears again...

I am sure this all sounds petty and trivial but at the time I was really fed up.. I do everything for my family.. I take care of all the running around...the house, the dog,  all the finances etc etc no one ever has to worry about a thing..they just know I will do it..and usually I don't mind....I love taking care of everyone.. I only work 2 days a week and so I have the time...BUT don't take me for granted...plus Thursday was just awful..the thought of my house almost burning down terrifies me...

So that's my "running away" story. that's what we are calling it here in the Hatfield house..LOL "hey what were you doing Thursday..you know the night mum ran away" "oh Mum did you hear about so and so..oh that's right you weren't here you ran away"LOL.. leave it my wonderful family to find some humour in it all....

I am so far behind on alerts..if I haven't made it to you please forgive me..I've been too busy being a Drama Queen.... :-)

thanks for all your wonderful comments...It truly touched me..this keeping it real stuff ain't so bad after all....

L