January 20, 2009
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We watched the inauguration together. Derek is a staunch republican and has refused to call him Obama until this morning. It was Osama. It used to make me crazy but there are so many ridiculous things about him that after a while you just shake your head.
We made it through Home Depot without a fight. That happened in the car. He gets me so riled up sometimes I’m just about brought to tears. The next stop was Sherwin Williams. He said I paid too much so we were returning the gallon.
He painted in his undershirt and I tried not to look. I made beef stew. I’m trying to learn to cook without salt because Henry’s mother can’t have it. Derek didn’t want me to put canned tomatoes in but I knew it would need the flavor. He wants everything his way, whether it’s the color of my paint or the flavor of my stew. I can’t even imagine what a nightmare it would be to live with him.
The woman who runs the cancer program I volunteer with owns a lavender farm. She used to teach classes about what combination of herbs go with meat, fish, and poultry, and she’s going to bring me the handout.
When I got home from the hospital he was just finishing up “cutting in” the primer along the edges of the ceiling in the kitchen and great room. We tried the stew and it was bland. So he took the arborio and salmon thing I’d made which was terrible and put a dollop in with the stew in his bowl. He said it was good, which I found hard to believe. I tried it and sure enough it was. You couldn’t even taste the fish, just the corn. It’s fun that he is eager to experiment with food. That’s how I like to cook, too.
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Wants things his own way but eager to experiment… Interesting combination. I don’t mind hanging out with people who are particular, because I tend to be very easy-going.
Interesting
very “interesting” — had to go back and read up on this Derek person. I think maybe your daughter had it right, but agree that it’s hard to tell who’s getting the better deal out of it all. Keeping life interesting though, and that’s fun. Cool.
This makes me wonder how he would react to gay people. Getting riled to tears doesn’t sound great. I am sorry. I can’t get my head around this one.