Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: I should have known something else would happen ... So after almost 3 weeks of rarely seeing my husband and him not being around to help a lot , October was supposed to be the month where things could settle down to " normal . " Mike was supposed to be home almost every night and be able to help out and be able to do things on weekends . So what happens - Tuesday night he calls as I ' m just about to pull in to the driveway after picking up Snuffy .

Answer:

They are not seeing their spouse .



Why is the narrator starting to get a bit sad ?