I need some help. Not sure who out there might have the answers, but I’m open to any suggestions. 4-6pm are rough hours for us. Analise usually wakes up needing attention, while I really need to be turning my attention to dinner. Josiah’s getting tired from a long day, as his bedtime has set itself at about 6:30. I love it when I have dinner in the slow-cooker early in the day, so there’s not much to be done to get it on the table, but what about the other days?<\/p>\n
Tonight was just unbearable, and I even
\nhad a movie on, and Josiah tied in a high chair with finger food. I thought I had
\nAnalise all busy "cleaning" my refrigerator with a spray bottle of water while I created a gourmet
\nmeal of fish-from-a-box and Velveta-Broccoli-Noodles-and-Cheese (this
\nis as "from-a-box" as I get for an entire dinner – not very often, but
\nsometimes necessary, since I had an evening home church leadership meeting here at 7:30pm). Josiah had not had an afternoon nap (not usual, but happens sometimes), so
\nhe was not happy even with food. And Analise just could not be kept
\nentertained, even with a spray bottle and a movie playing. And of course, Brian comes home, and I’m
\ngiving Analise a stern talking to after a time-out, and she’s wailing,
\nand Josiah’s wailing. He asks what he can do to help, and really, all I
\nwant is for him to take the kids out to dinner by HIMSELF, and I’ll
\nrelax with my fish and noodles. <\/p>\n
No really, in the end, we all ended up at the dinner table, though Josiah was still a grump. The fish and noodles were good, and I’m glad that we set family meal times as a priority in our house. I’m sure we’ll grow into them as my little ones grow up. But right now, if you’ve got any suggestions, send them my way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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