730 days to go

Agamemnon left yesterday and I’m exhausted from getting all his washing done in time. He did end up speaking to Iphigenia and Orestes. Just. Now it appears it’s going to be a relatively calm two years...

If only my lottery predictions were as accurate.

So I told the kids today because I thought it best they know as soon as possible, and as predicted I was the one to see their hurt while Agamemnon was Zeus knows where. Iphigenia was upset but seemed to take it better than Orestes. I think that’s because she often stays with her friends on campus and doesn’t see him as much (or should I say little?) as Orestes and me. Orestes asked a bunch of questions I couldn’t answer which made him frustrated with me. As soon as Agamemnon gets home (assuming he doesn’t stay at the office which he has done before) I am going to make him talk to the kids. Fair enough we don’t care for each other and he neglects me, but I will not let him do the same to our children. To make this situation even worse it appears the attractive next door neighbour Aegisthus overheard my conversation with the children. For some strange reason the man unabashedly flirts with me even though he knows good and well I am married to a man with a temper. And even more perplexing, his comments and smiles actually have an effect on me! I can’t help but turn into a blushing school girl whenever he is around. If he continues to hang around his backyard as he was today, the next two years could involve me blushing a great deal.

So I'm starting a blog...

I'm not quite sure how this blogging works, but all I know is that I need to vent. Last night Agamemnon told me he has yet another business trip to go on, but this time he’s going to be away for two years! The only details I managed to get out of him before he retired into his study was that his brother Menelaus pitched the idea and he needed Agamemnon to head the project in Troy. It’s not like I’m not used to getting no explanation or being alone even, because trust me with all these trips he goes on for Mycenaean Corp. and with the kids at school and uni, I practically live by myself anyway. What’s bothering me this time is that he said he leaves in one week. A week! That means not only will I be stuck with all his washing and packing, but he will most definitely find a way to busy himself at work with the preparations and leave without telling the kids. That means I’ll have to be the one to let Iphigenia and Orestes know and once again I am the bad guy.