Date night

One of my highest priorities has been to spend time with my kids, regardless of how busy I am. So at our house Tuesday nights are designated Date Night with Dad, and each daughter gets a turn with Dad to do anything she would like to do that evening. (By the time Jacob is old enough to do anything big with Dad, Emma witll be in college. So it’s a six-week rotation for the kids.) We generally don’t do things that involve money or a trip into town, but the kids seem to enjoy whatever we end up dong together.

This is Abby’s date the other night. She wanted to play Sorry, and I beat her by only one card. I would have voted for the opposite, but we’ve learned you hve to be ruthless when it comes to games like this. But it was nice to sit by the fire and play a game, just us two, while Jacob sat beside us and stuffed the unused game pieces into his mouth.