Thursday, June 16, 2011

Ongoing coffee saga

Had to laugh this afternoon.  A friend stopped by, and my husband made a big production about getting his coffee while she was here, saying he "needed" his caffeine.  I almost cracked up right there, as he has had nothing but decaf at home for at least a week now, and doesn't have any idea.  He hasn't seemed as jittery when I get home from work, which has been a very welcome change.  I think he may be going to bed a little earlier, too (for him, this means 2:00 instead of 4:00 in the morning!).

However, another issue with the coffee keeps making me feel like I'm married to an old man.  He is constantly spilling it on the counter and all over the floor, and never cleans it up.  He doesn't seem to be aware of it, and does usually apologize when I say something.  I honestly don't know if he sees it, between his retinopathy and (thankfully, still not greatly advanced) cataracts.  I think not.  Kind of scary.  Tonight, I walked down the hall and got my feet wet on our very new carpet.  On closer inspection, I found drips leading all the way from the coffee pot to his computer room.  I did say something to him, and he seemed upset with himself, as he didn't know he had done it.  Wonder if I could get him to use a covered car mug?  That would at least maybe solve the problem with the carpet.  In the meantime . . . I'm really glad we got a coffee-colored carpet! :-D

7 comments:

  1. Hats off to you for going to decaf! The coffee colored carpet is also a smart choice. Just hang in there with the man you fell in love with. On the other side this diabetic nonsense will mean little, while your giving your kidney will go far.

    anonymous wife

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  2. Vince does the same thing!!!! Dribbles all over the counter and kitchen floor and the rug!!!!! Wow...must be the retinopathy along with the neuropathy!!!! We did buy him a few mugs with lids to try to help the situation. He is always spilling his drinks all over the place. He has been drinking a lot of water lately and we buy bottles so for now it's better. I can't believe it! It's not just us! How funny!

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  3. Sandy,
    I thought about travel mugs after I posted this. Think I will ask him to try it. Thanks.

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  4. Vince was willing to use them because most of them have handles and it was a little easier for him to grasp (because of the neropathy) oh and I was telling him today about your post and how he dribbles through the house too and he said (I do?) I thought he knew but apparently he didn't know he did it that much :( I guess it's not just them being slobby men huh?

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  5. Ya know, sometimes it's not always the slobby man thing! :-D When I suggested to my husband last night that he could try using a car/travel mug, his face lit up, as he said, "That would keep me from spilling it all over!" So that lets me know he really DOESN'T want to slop coffee all over the place. Thanks, Sandy.

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  6. Let him know he's not alone :)

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