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:: banging head on desk :::
Okay, so DH sprang on me around noon that a buddy was coming for dinner. We quickly worked out a plan for dinner -- teriyaki glazed sockeye salmon, wild rice pilaf and sauteed spinach. I figured i would have to leave early to fix the salmon as I'd never made it before (and was locked into it because my dear DH took it out to thaw without consulting me first).
FF a couple hours and his buddy is not coming -- got courtside Nuggets tix with another friend. Fine. Figured I could relax as DH said he was going to get the stuff we needed for dinner and start on everything. Okay. Just called to confirm I was picking up the kids. He is JUST now at the store for the ingredients. For the glaze, I already know you would need to mix and reduce it for a while before applying. The wild rice takes 25-30 minutes cooking time. This means no dinner for 2 hungry kids until 6 pm - at the earliest. Unlike the 5:30-5:45 pm I had planned.
Someone - anyone -- please explain why it is so impossibly difficult to say "we need to eat at X time so therefore I need to prepare the food at Y time and so should leave for the store Z time."
::: bangs head on desk :::
sidenote -- late dinner is not the end of the earth. But it is annoying. Also, I have fixed dinner for all of us and lunch for the kids for the past 3 days. He seemed surprised I wanted him to cook (though I was willing to cook when his buddy was coming so he could enjoy that time). Would you mention anything about "okay, we need a firm dinner schedule here" or the planning issue (or lack thereof)? FWIW, he works at home and his schedule is not nearly as busy as mine per his own admission. WWYD?
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
Re: :: banging head on desk :::
Are you complaining about a 15 minute delay? Or I am I misunderstanding?
I guess I'd be a little annoyed but unless it was something he did all.the.time, I'd probably just ignore and move on. I'm a control freak about dinner and when it's ready, ect. so I take it upon myself to plan ALL meals. DH doesn't get to complain about anything, but I do all the work.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO