i'm a lazy mom...

one of the things i've always felt is important is consistent, family meals around the table. that is, until two years ago when theMr started his job that causes him to be gone in the evenings... suddenly it felt sad and lonely to sit at the table without him! plus, i don't eat dinner with the kids now, i wait to eat with him. so over time i've let us get in the really bad habit of eating in the living room. which is something i've always hated :( i think i rationalized it in my head that i don't let the kids watch much tv the rest of the day so that time is ok. sigh... i decided recently it has to stop. it's a terrible habit and i'm putting a stop to it! so the first night he was back to work i informed the kids that we would no longer be doing that and we would sit at the table together and talk. no more tv! we sit down that night at the table and what do the kids talk about? TV! i'm not kidding. they talked about shows and movies and funny quotes. i had to purposely steer the conversation to other things! i can't win :)