Puzzle Time

Do you know what ISN'T a good idea?

Doing a puzzle with hubby during a quarantine.  Turns out, we're not puzzle compatible.  After 33 years -- who knew?  We have different strategies, get in each other's way and HE likes to backseat drive my "trying" pieces.  "Duh, that won't fit."  "What are you doing?"  "Why did you try that one?"

And, I'm possessive of my puzzle.  This was my idea for ME to do ... and I politely invited him to join in since he seemed interested.  Now he scoffs if I do any of it myself and then, HE sits down and works on it by HIMSELF while I cook dinner.  Seriously?!

Lord, I pray that I keep it together.  Losing it would be epic, and not epic in the good epic way LOL.

I have a "sort of" solution.  After much looking, I found another puzzle to put together.  We can work "together" on our own puzzles and then switch when we're both finished.  Puzzle Time can still happen, just modified a little.  I'm happy with this idea.  He has no clue I ordered another one though. Our next couple's puzzle hour is Friday -- hope delivery comes as expected.

BTW, I paid $15 for the first puzzle and $35 for the second ... puzzles are nowhere to be found.  I tried every site that came up on a google search and everything was sold out or backordered from the big venders.

Movie Night Update:  The Farewell.  This was suppose to be a feel-good, funny movie about a Chinese family dealing with a grandmother who is dying.  I know, the clue should have been in the subject matter.  It wasn't funny, not particularly feel-good.  Good actors though.  Most of it is subtitled too.  I don't know if I'd recommend it -- rainy afternoon and nothing else to do?  Okay, watch it.  Free with Prime.

Remember how I mentioned, we were oddly "busy" at the beginning of the social isolation mandates?  I had lots of rescue stuff and hubby had TONS of phone/video interviews.  7 possible jobs cooking -- some are already off the table though.  Most of this has come to a screeching halt and there's OUR problem. Hubby is BORED.  I have enough stuff to occupy myself -- he's lost most of his stuff.  No golf, no sports, interviews are over and in-person next steps on hold, social time with his buddies gone.  We need to figure this out QUICKLY.  I only have enough resolve for myself right now -- I can't be responsible for his entertainment and mood.  One trip to the grocery store every 2 weeks isn't going to cut it for him.  He needs to figure out something to do.

Then we got a whopper of a tax bill.  Seems odd since he's out of work, but his severance wasn't taxed correctly.  Our investment gains (that are totally gone now) were also heavily taxed.  My thoughts -- never was our money.  He actually said, "I hate your attitude about this."  He complains EVERY year.  I told him, the world is in a shit-storm and I won't add taxes to that right now.  Not fun pillow talk last night.

Can you tell it was a stressful COUPLES day yesterday?  Hopefully, a good night's sleep helped.  Rain ALL DAY today.  That's not good for one's mood, but should help the yellow pollen.

That's all from our household.  Stay well.  Later gators.