Friction

It is less than two weeks until Valentines Day and despite the fact that this should inspiring a Kindly atmosphere here at my house, the opposite has occurred.  There has been some friction between Mike and I.

It began a few weeks ago when we were invited to our neighbors nine year old birthday party.  We could not agree on a present.  We had to take two; one from me and one from Mike.  Mine was very appropriate for a nine year old crafty girl.  I got her a kit to make a pom pom small rug for her bedroom.  It was in purple her favorite color.  Mike picked out something she could play with her little brother.  It was a sumo wrestling kit.  You blow up these innertubes, place them around your middle and bounce off of each other.  I do not know which gift Alison liked better.  I tried to sound her out about them when I saw her a week after the birthday party but I think she was being diplomatic when she told me she just had not gotten around to opening either one of the boxes yet.

Picture from the box of Mike's present.  

Then a few days ago, Mike and I had a difference of opinion about how to use a Christmas present.  Heath and Suzanne gave us a coaster set for our living room.  Heath made all of the 8 coasters and the box.  He used a wood burning tool to decorate four coasters that reflected my interests and four coasters that reflected Mike's interests.  Mine had a sewing machine on them.  Three of Mike's had Frankie in profile.  The last one had a picture of Heath's brother Jordan holding the record breaking seven pound bass he caught last summer.  I got in trouble because I was actually using that coaster.
I really did not think that Heath meant for only Mike to use his themed coasters and me to use mine.  I mean what are our guest's suppose to do?

Anyway, I hope Mike and I will get back in sync by Valentine's Day.  I am looking forward to sharing a bottle of wine with him and I do not want to be arguing over the coasters.