Family Dinner

Even the title makes you kinda shudder, doesn't it? Well, we've had plenty of those dinners too where everybody has news that they want to talk about and absolutely zip interest in listening to anybody else. Of course the dining room table has also been a great teaching ground for a demonstration of table manners as well as what makes up a conversation. You talk, then you listen. Someone else talks and you don;'t interupt.

But last night it seemed to me that everybody was in great shape. When Kate talked about school, everybody listened and when Arnie talked about business, he too received respect in the form of listening. i was happy to listen to everybody because dinner was cooked and the rice was perfect when I got home. Who wouldn't listen under circumstances like those.

The only fly in the ointment might be that Kate has suddenly gone green and went around turning off all electrical appliances. Maybe candles will be next.